Thursday, December 26, 2024

Category: Talking Tree

post-Covid-19 Death Counts in India: Time to Take StockCovid-19 Death Counts in India: Time to Take Stock

Following the WHO vs. the Indian Government controversy on Covid-19 death figures, REENA SINGH pens an account of the deaths she knew of personally… I am not an official statistician, and neither do I have a head for figures. It...

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post-Grandma’s Old TrunkGrandma’s Old Trunk

SEEMA MUNIZ finds a trunkful of memories left behind by her grandmother making her recall the good old days An object gets reduced to junk when it outlives its usefulness. A few days ago, on Earth Day, I rescued our...

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post-Religious Conversions: Real or Fake News?Religious Conversions: Real or Fake News?

Are religious conversions really happening in India or is it just a bogey being raised by some people for a reason? REENA SINGH delves into the true picture Altogether, I studied in four large convent schools, run by Christian nuns,...

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post-Zelenskyy: New Hero on the World StageZelenskyy: New Hero on the World Stage

SEEMA MUNIZ researches Zelenskyy’s meteoric rise to power from an actor and comedian to superstardom in the political arena Spanning three seasons, the 51-episode Servant of the People, a political satire, not only kicked Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s career as a comedian and...

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post-Of Wars, Movies and DreamsOf Wars, Movies and Dreams

A jumbled dream mingles with the disturbing reality of war and communal tensions that hang heavy in the air prompting writer, poet and artist, SEEMA MUNIZ to pen down her confused emotions My head hurt. The air, heavy with incongruity,...

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post-The Thin Dividing Line Between Right and WrongThe Thin Dividing Line Between Right and Wrong

Do you fall apart when you have to take a tough decision regarding your children that has no clear-cut right or wrong answer? REENA SINGH examines moral dilemmas in urban Indian homes that are becoming increasingly inevitable Moral dilemmas –...

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post-Let’s Unite to End DiscordLet’s Unite to End Discord

Now is the time for all good men and women of India to unite and put an end to all the artificial discord being fanned by vested interests, says OSWALD PEREIRA On September 21, 2020, our family took a big...

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post-My Tryst with the BeastMy Tryst with the Beast

“They say that because I didn’t take the jab, the virus has chosen to take a jab at me,” says poet, writer and artist, SEEMA MUNIZ Head exploding with blinding bits of jarring light, body pumping out heat, bones broken...

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post-Make Inclusion a Way of LifeMake Inclusion a Way of Life

On this seventy-third Republic Day, this article makes us confront those who fan emotions by stressing that there are divisions on the basis of ethnicity and thought. Instead, we should veer towards inclusion rather than think in terms of exclusion,...

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