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A struggle with the Indian concept of meditation

For quite sometime I have been grappling with the Indian concept of meditation. I have evolved my own theory. In fact I have two theories  which contradict each other but are valid in their own ways. One is that meditation is intense concentration on a particular problem till you find the right answer. The others […]

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Who wants to be the baadshah of binge?

Why did an insurance consultant form bengakluru agree to plough through six kilos of ice cream in 30 minutes? Probably for the same reason that an engineering student gobbled a 17-inch pizza in 12 minutes 27 seconds. Yolande D’mello on competitive eating making an XL debut in India.If the bread loaves stacked in the canteen […]


Doctor singh dons his gloves

As the prime minister enters the finance ministry operation theatre, the tribune studies the economy case file to find out where the first cuts, and stitches, need to be made to get it back on its feet.  It’s only a couple of days since prime minister manmohan singh took charge of the finance ministry, and […]

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