Two Voices from the Beyond!

I earn my living as a blogger writing and sharing about technology among other things. When I started my blogging career in 2009, I did not know how far I would go and how much I would actually love writing. But first anyone aspiring to write has to read a …

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Censorship is Censorship!

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I was looking through an online conversation and realized that most friends of mine are completely against online censorship. Not just my friends but even people who are from an older generation are pretty much dead set against the idea of online censorship. “No, we are not China and do …

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My Life during the Ides of March

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My birthday which falls on the 21st of March could never be celebrated when I was a kid. The reason being, schools usually had scheduled their exams around that time. So birthday parties would be in April. I hated it so much that at age ten, I declared I did …

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How Culture, Language and Perceptions Change?

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Even though I know how to read, write and speak Marathi, I have hardly read a book written in the language. I simply never felt inclined to do so. I’ve often heard the quote ‘What will happen to our language if young people do not read books in it?’ – …

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APJ Abdul Kalam is a very wise man!

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Over the years I have ended up being a fan of Former President APJ Abdul Kalam. In recent times, no person who has held political office (thought Presidency is pretty much a ceremonial role in India) has the sort of connect that this man has. I was catching the late …

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