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Since a very long time, I was wired to think that democracy is the best way to go as far as governance is concerned. Not just that, as part of my school education(ICSE board, set up by the Cambridge University, London: essesntially a follower of democracy) democracy was touted as next to perfect. While communism and dictatorship is touted as evil warlords of some kind. As I read NCERT recently, it still does. Making me a frog in the pond. But as I gain more knowledge I see several benefits of a concentrated power at the helm, like in China or in Russia.  Sure there have been massive failures of communism and/or dictatorships around the world, but there are several successful examples as well which our education system often tries to underplay. For eg. the communism in China has been a massive success and I cant stop thinking about it. Under the leadership of various visionaries and now Xi Jinping, China has accomplished the unthinkable. Once upon a time, just like us, China w...

When a long forgotten actress Tanushree Dutta finally came out about her sexual woes at the hands of the veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar, a man who has mastered theatre, Marathi as well as Hindi movies and whose acting skills knows no bounds, it created a chain reaction when more and more women came out with there stories alleging over half a dozen celebrities- not just men, but women too, of sexual harrasment at the work place. These are not minor celebrities either- veteran actor Alok Nath, director Vikas Bahl, comedians Tanmay bhatt and Gursimran Khamba, Musician Kailash Kher, Union Minister MJ Akbar, comedian Aditi Mittal etc. It was a shocking revelation and one that has divided the country. I was talking to a friend last night and he called it a copy-cat movement from the west, but he had no answer to the question why his favourite Bollywood actress, who is one of the top most A-lister of Bollywood currently rests to gain from alleging work place harrasement on a direc...

Marriage is the best and biggest of all family festivities, where families, distant relatives, friends and co-workers all come together to celebrate the union of two people in love for eternity(hopefully). Its quite known all over the world that in my country India, parents have more then just a say in the selection of bride/groom for their sons/daughters. To be precise- Arranged Marriage. Since my sister is getting married soon, it seems like a perfect topic to write an article upon. To many in various corners of the world, arranged marriage is not a human behaviour exclusive to India. Until recently, almost all civilizations and societies, especially the upper social class have been using this method to find the perfect partners for their children. From the royals to the commoners. Remember Rose and Hockley in Titanic?? My point is, as India modernizes day by day, its becoming more and more western in almost every aspect. With young adults real...