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		<title>Slum Free India is A Possibility</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/09/03/slum-free-india-is-a-possibility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja said today that the chances of a slum-free India within the next five years is “not unachievable”.  This was the goal of a program called “Rajiv Awas Yojana” (why doesn’t the government of India have names for these programs that the rest of India can understand!!).  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hinduism Needs Reformers Not Leaders</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/09/02/hinduism-needs-reformers-not-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Hawking has said in his new book (Grand Design) that God did not create the universe.  If this is the case then why are we wasting our time on pleasing Gods and following his/her/their religions?  Maintaining the God myth is very expensive and time consuming process.  Consider the fact that at this given moment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Culture and Values Eroding</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/09/01/indian-culture-and-values-eroding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my school days in India one of the routine rituals that we did as students was to stand up as the teacher entered the class room, say the appropriate salutations in unison and then sit down and get ready for the lecture.  This is a small way to show our respect for the teacher.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India and China: Contest or Friendship of the Century?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/31/india-and-china-contest-or-friendship-of-the-century/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month the Chinese economy became the second largest economy in the world in terms of GDP.  This news was covered and analyzed by most major media outlets in the United States.  Most analysts tried to downplay the impact by focusing on the per capita income of China rather than the GDP (the per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return of the Non Resident Indian</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/27/return-of-the-non-resident-indian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes (446 BCE) once said “A man&#8217;s homeland is wherever he prospers”.  Recently I have been thinking about my homeland a lot.  I am not alone.  Millions of Indians including many of my friends are seriously considering winding up whatever they are doing and heading back to India.  This is a tough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saffron Terrorism is Real</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/26/saffron-terrorists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Minister of India P Chidambaram found himself in the middle of a major controversy when he made a few comments relating to terrorism while addressing the chiefs of police forces.  Chidambaram said “There is no let-up in attempts to radicalize young men and women in India. Besides, there is the recently uncovered phenomenon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hinduism: Myth vs. Reality</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/25/hinduism-myth-vs-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/25/hinduism-myth-vs-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They say that 85% of Indians are Hindus.  How accurate are these numbers and more importantly who is a Hindu? Human beings by default do not have a religion.  Religion is something that parents teach their kids.  The version of the religion they teach is obviously influenced by their own religious beliefs and their cultural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indians Ignoring Commonwealth Games</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/24/indians-ignoring-commonwealth-games/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a little worried about the growing anger aimed at the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi (India).  Former Union Sports Minister and a senior member of the ruling Congress Party Manishankar Iyer said “Personally, I will be unhappy if the Commonwealth Games are successful … If the Games do succeed, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manipulating Census Data: From British Raj to Hindi Raj</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/22/history-of-india-from-british-raj-to-hindi-raj/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/22/history-of-india-from-british-raj-to-hindi-raj/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The External Affairs Minister of India S.M. Krishna has informed parliament yesterday that the Indian government is undertaking efforts to make Hindi as one of the official languages of the United Nations.  He said “We are taking active measures to make Hindi an official language at UN. A high level committee is looking into it”.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreams of my Father</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/20/dreams-of-my-father/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a war of words going on between the Church and the State in Kerala.  Sitaram Yechury (Senior Member of the politburo of the Communist Part of India (Marxist)) said that the Church “should not take its position in politics”.  There was an immediate response from Father Paul Thelakkat who is the spokesman of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Land of the Mythmakers and Their Followers</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/19/land-of-the-mythmakers-and-their-followers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is election season in America.  It is the time when the modern day Shamans come out of their spells and talk to their followers about visions, wisdom and knowledge that they came across when they were in the Shamanic state in their cave dwellings.  When the Shaman speaks there is silence in the air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garbage Girl: Godliness is next to Cleanliness</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/18/garbage-girl-godliness-is-next-to-cleanliness/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/18/garbage-girl-godliness-is-next-to-cleanliness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=2695</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mount Kailash according to Hindu mythology is the abode of Lord Shiva.  In the Vishnu Purana Kailash is described as the center of the world and also the one of the pillars of the world.  Some Buddhists also believe that Kailash is the home of Buddha.  The mountain itself is in Tibet (occupied by China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rahul Gandhi Rising?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/16/rahul-gandhi-rising/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/16/rahul-gandhi-rising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=2685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I am up late I turn on the TV and watch the “Tonight Show” hosted by comedian Jay Leno.  My favorite segment of this show is called “Jaywalking”.  Reporters from the Tonight Show approach pedestrians in some of the major American cities and ask them fairly basic questions.  Some of the responses are hilarious.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir: Self Determination or Self Delusion</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/14/kashmir-self-determination-or-self-delusion/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/14/kashmir-self-determination-or-self-delusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=2680</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always wondered about what the right to self determination means.  According to the United Nations “All peoples have the rights of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.&#8221; This statement raises more questions than answers.  Can my neighbor claim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Two Ours Two</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/12/we-two-ours-two/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/12/we-two-ours-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=2673</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have all come across this situation one time or the other.  We are driving our motorcycles and pull up right behind an overloaded truck that is spewing smoke from its exhaust.  We cautiously take a peek to see whether there is any oncoming traffic and try to pass the truck before our face turns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immorality &amp; Live-In Relationship</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/11/immorality-live-in-relationship/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/11/immorality-live-in-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alfred North Whitehead]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=2667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a rather strange ruling the Delhi High Court said that people who are in a live-in relationship cannot complain about infidelity or immorality.  The judges said “People who chose to have live-in relationship cannot complain of infidelity or immorality as live-in relationships are also known to have been between a married man and unmarried [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Indians Abandon Earth?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/10/should-indians-abandon-earth/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/10/should-indians-abandon-earth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carl Sagan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=2659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My interest in science and space in particular grew exponentially as I started watching the television show Cosmos presented by renowned astronomer and astrophysicist Carl Sagan in the mid eighties.  I am not sure whether programs such as these are shown on Indian television anymore.  But people of my generation will be forever grateful for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eat Pray Love Hinduism</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/09/eat-pray-love-hinduism/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/09/eat-pray-love-hinduism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=2652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I&#8217;ve been so spoiled with my friends and family in this life. Next time I want to be just something quiet and supporting”.  Hollywood actress Julia Roberts made these comments to a magazine while promoting her latest movie Eat Pray Love.  According to reports she is now a Hindu and like many Hindus she now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United States Holding Workers from India to Ransom</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/08/united-states-holding-workers-from-india-to-ransom/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/08/united-states-holding-workers-from-india-to-ransom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want you to think about these numbers for a moment.  According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) estimates the GDP of the United States is $14.26 trillion (2009).  For the same period India’s GDP was $1.16 trillion.  American defense spending was approximately $663 billion for 2009 which is more than half of India’s GDP. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About a Synagogue in Mecca &amp; Mosque in New York</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/07/about-a-synagogue-in-mecca-mosque-in-new-york/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/07/about-a-synagogue-in-mecca-mosque-in-new-york/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“You can build a Mosque at ground zero when we can build a Synagogue in Mecca” read the sign carried by one of the protesters.  They protesters were trying to pressurize the city of New York and prevent the city from granting permission to build a 13 story Islamic community center a few blocks from [...]]]></description>
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