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dscribe, politico September 18, 2012

Development with Dignity

Vedanta Aluminium was recently denied permission to set up a $1.7-billion plan to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa. Located in Kalahandi district of Orissa, these hills are inhabited by the Dongoria, Jharnia and Kutia tribes who participated in a public hearing on April 9, 2012 and opposed the mining of bauxite from [...]

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Books September 18, 2012

Banned!

It is unclear exactly when the first published book was banned, yet it is safe to assume that ever since [...]

dscribe September 18, 2012

Development with Dignity

Vedanta Aluminium was recently denied permission to set up a $1.7-billion plan to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills of [...]

in.sight September 11, 2012

Tashi Delek

Greeting someone is something that we do every day – at times, consciously and at other times, subconsciously. We greet [...]

Movies September 11, 2012

Review: To Rome With Love

To Rome with Love is one of those films which smacks of Woody Allen but is not up there with [...]

Music September 8, 2012

Review: 7 Billion and a Nameless Somebody

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my diligent quest to track down great bands and thus great albums, is [...]

FYI September 8, 2012

Get Published: Urban Shots Yuva

After a range of successful titles, Grey Oak-Westland is all set to publish Urban Shots Yuva, a book of short [...]