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I was always a believer in the socio-economic theory that population growth declines with rising education and rising living standards. The crude version of this theory is that poor and illiterate people have more kids. But facts around me belied this theory. Like many in my generation, I have roughly four to five uncles/aunts on …
Vyasa’s epic tale becomes more menacing as it moves from Dvapur Yuga to Kali Yuga. Honor has left the stage; warriors don’t face each other by the rules of war; instead, they scheme via proxies and assassins. At one level, you might think that this is a simple re-telling of the tale in a modern …
Two movies based on true events, two movies gunning for the Oscars, two movies with splendid actors, two movies on historical choices having great significance for today’s world, hence, I decided to watch the two movies on consecutive days! It is as if both movies were competing for the title of ‘shortest timeline’, The Post …
