I just read these three interesting articles about the entire Kashmir agitation issue and was a little taken back by the almost extremist stance taken by at least two of these articles.

While Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar has always been known for his crisp and candid comments in his famous "Swaminomics" weekly column in the Times of India, this particular article of his is a little radical in suggesting that the Indian Govt. go ahead and give the Kashmiris a plebiscite where they could decide between (a) independence (b) union with Pakistan (c) union with India. He cites history wherein the Kashmiris were denied their promised plebiscite in 1947 when the Union Govt of India wrongly denied these people their basic right of choice regarding their alignment and secessionism.
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Shoba Narayan (columnist in LiveMint) has this wonderful article about Nandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder. Although a bit long, this is a brilliant article if you want a comprehensive well-researched and well-written proxy mini biography of the man himself.

Ever since the oh-so-charming Abhinav Bindra won the first ever individual Olympic Gold medal for India, I have heard lots of stories and conversations among almost everybody I know where they lament the lack of quality sport training and other related infrastructure in India. And one thing that stuck me whenever I was involved in such conversations was the fact that these people were missing out on the bigger picture here.
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I just came across this interesting interview with Nikhil Alva which gives us an insight into this maverick Reality Show maker's mind. His company Miditech is currently producing show like Indian Idol, Fame Gurukul, Roadies, and if all you middle-aged people remember a show called Living on the Edge, it was Nikhil and his brother Niret who came up with concept sometime in the mid-90s when Indian television viewers had not even heard of the concept of Reality Television.

For somebody who used to read a lot of books (and I really mean a lot of books) when I was younger, this Hindustan Times article has egged me on to re-kindle the love for the written word again. (Hat tip: Amit Varma of India Uncut fame).

In the article, Soumya Bhattacharya berates our Indian aversion to reading books as a hobby, a past time or even as a passing fad.
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Let's all take a small history lesson dealing with one of America's most popular pasttimes in the 50s', televised Quiz Shows in which participants would answer trivia/general knowledge questions and win prize money for that.

I admit it, that I have been a jackass for not having read the novel first before I actually got around to watching "The Kite Runner" but then the sheer temptation of popping in this particular DVD into the player and watching this movie has been steadfastly resisted by me for over a month or so now, and so when I did finally succumb to the temptation yesterday it turned out to be one of the wisest decisions by me.
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Yesterday was precisely the day I had been dreading for a while now. It was one of those days that everybody talks about, and scares you. It was one of those days that make you doubt yourself, your ability to handle stress, and your guts and gumption.

Well, to be very honest, it was reasonably long overdue. After all, it had been quite a while since I had seen a day like that. In fact, the last such day was such a long time ago that I actually don't remember when it was.
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