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Calcutta horror: Punitive justice and retribution needed

Ms Banerjee has lost the mandate of the people whom she had seemingly satiated with populist agendas. Continue reading
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Bangladesh Can Ill-Afford To Antagonise India

Bangladesh, created by India and as some might say, for India, has risen in revolt strongly against the daughter of the tall leader who won them their freedom. Continue reading
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Telangana Budget 2024: Freebies don’t cut it

Welfare schemes rarely succeed in making a people hospitable to crisis and feed, instead, upon their insecurities. Continue reading
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Union Budget 2024: Do nothing, do nothing

The burden continued to be borne by the middle-class taxpayer was dispiriting. Continue reading
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The Role of the Speaker in the Lok Sabha

The Speaker is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Indian Parliament, and in turn, the highest authority in it. Continue reading
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The Last Hyderabadi

Wasn’t it George Bernard Shaw who said that politics was the last resort of the scoundrel? The last Hyderabadi remembered having read something of the sort during his time at the Nizam College. Continue reading
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The Emancipation of Women

No freedom can be without its limitations, and the handbrakes that they offer often overshadow the boundless expanse of green seen over the hill just as the sun sets. Continue reading
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Society, Genius and John Mayer

The question is – what kind of treatment ought society mete out to Mayer, or men of similar genius? Continue reading
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An Introduction to the Voice of the Opposition

It is a given fact that most heads of government misuse the powers vested upon them by the State. Continue reading
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Film review: Knight of Cups

Self-recriminating to a fault, Knight of Cups is a film not for the faint-hearted, or for those who are not willing to look within for questions posed to them by the world. Continue reading

Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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