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Vidyadhan – Bridging the Gap
Education at the primary and secondary levels in India is free in India when delivered through government schools. The quality of education varies wildly, and there are some glaring shortcomings in the...
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Propositions on the California Ballot in November 2016
I’ve been an American citizen and diligent voter since 2008. Mulling over the propositions on the ballot in every election is a task I usually look forward to, but this year both the number of...
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What it Means to be an American Citizen
Recently an ESL student of mine became a spanking new U.S. citizen. I’ve been teaching her English for about a year and a half, but the last six months were spent cramming for the citizenship exam,...
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Why This Is Creepy
A (male) friend asked me on Facebook why I found the following video creepy. I didn’t want to brush off his sincere question with a glib or facile answer, so I decided to write this post to clarify my...
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Abortion – The Difficult Debate
During the run up to last November’s elections, I was astonished that many conservative women would openly support Donald Trump despite his reputation as a serial adulterer and his openly hostile...
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Propositions and Office Holders on the Ballot in California, June 5, 2018
Hey folks, it’s time for that quadrennial ritual again – the midterm primaries! Hope everybody has got their sample ballots and voters guide and is diligently reading through them and making informed...
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Propositions on the ballot on Nov 6, 2018
Here we go again. Only about 40% of people vote in the midterms, but if you are one of those planning to sit out these elections, I beg you to reconsider. Here are the propositions on the ballot in...
View ArticleJudgemental Hai Kya – Wildly Entertaining
I haven’t written a review in what feels like years, so the fact that Judgemental Hai Kya made me write one says something about the movie, I guess! It’s ironic that Judgemental Hai Kya (JHK)got into...
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Propositions on the Ballot in California on November 3, 2020
Hello world! I am emerging from a long hibernation to put up my bi-annual recommendations for propositions on the ballot in California. California’s awful referendum system means every couple of years...
View ArticleKuttey? or Kaminey?
Saw Kuttey a couple of days ago, a movie written and directed by Aasmaan Bhardwaj, son of Vishal Bhardwaj. The film, liberally borrowing plot points from VB’s Kaminey and style from Tarantino, is a...
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