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if you want to know a bit of recent tibetan history, given the protests that are currently underway, check out this movie. it chronicles how the country got where it now is. btw, snow lion is a major symbol of tebetan buddism and graces its flag.
burma recently, tibet now. though it is good to see […]

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barack obama after winning iowa primary elections. talk about thundering opening of a speech, and the self-belief. this is the best i’ve ever seen in contemporary oratory. obama may not have have experience, but when you are president, it hardly matters.
this blog post couldn’t have put it any better.

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Originally uploaded by spandana

spotted outside the rail nilayam building in secunderabad. a freudian slip?

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always loved Tom Friedman’s takes on international news, and i couldn’t agree more on his take in this op/ed column that appeared in Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad), reproduced below. everybody is super excited about the new golden quadrilateral, including my good friend chitra aiyer, and the Jaypee group proudly announcing a major roadway between delhi and […]

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the only thing worth watching on TV seems to be either news programs or the Indian Idol (so far, at least). Flipping around channels and devouring all the newspaper i can get my hands on, the only serious matter of public discourse seems to be the indo-us nuclear deal.
first the basic realizations : the left […]

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