Since back when I was a kid, I’ve been hearing instances related to Terrorism. Even though I was 8 years old when it happened, I knew about the 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center as much as the adults […]
She wanted to be an astrophysicist. She wanted to study the sky – or so she told me. But, she never became one. And probably will never become one, because she studies literature now. Why? Not because she was awed […]
Red tape is defined as “The collection or sequence of forms and rules required to gain bureaucratic approval for something, especially when oppressively complex and time-consuming”. In medical terms it’s kind of a gastrectomy which prevents us from having the […]
“I don’t care what you think unless it is about me.” -Kurt Cobain Today, people the young and the old(but especially the young) think of themselves as pseudo-celebrities; equivalent to the lead actors of their own fictionally created stories. The […]
Last month, Nina Davuluri an American of Indian origin was crowned Miss America and instead of basking in the joy of her glory, she was busy being bombarded by bias and bigotry moments after the announcement. Mindless racist stereotyping had […]
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