flickering pictures

The state-run AIDS Control Society in the southern Indian state of Kerala will reserve one government job for HIV/AIDS-positive applicants — the first time I’ve ever heard of a quota for people with a particular illness. The employee will help build government sensitivity to the disease and improve communication with its sufferers, and aims to [...]

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The city of Surat, in Gandhi’s home state of Gujarat, was in full-blown panic mode yesterday when officials found 18 live bombs scattered across town. Three more were found today. Fortunately for Surat’s 4.5 million people — and unfortunately for the inept terrorist-types who planted the bombs — they all contained a circuitry flaw that [...]

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The Times of India — incidentally the world’s largest English-language newspaper — reports that India has just test-fired a new nuclear-capable Agni-III missile with 3,500km of range. The missile was specifically designed to hit Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai in the event of a conflict. The article calls the missile a “golden jubilee gift [...]

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I’ve been posting my notes from India, scribbled and scrawled all around the country last summer, while I get things up and running around here. Now that things are humming nicely, I’m spending less time fixing things, leaving me more time to post tasty content. But although I’m not quite so desperate for filler anymore, [...]

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I’ve been posting my notes from India, scribbled and scrawled all around the country last summer, while I get things up and running around here. Now that things are humming nicely, I’m spending less time fixing things, leaving me more time to post tasty content. But although I’m not quite so desperate for filler anymore, [...]

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I’ve been posting my notes from India, scribbled and scrawled all around the country last summer, while I get things up and running around here. Now that things are humming nicely, I’m spending less time fixing things, leaving me more time to post tasty content. But although I’m not quite so desperate for filler anymore, [...]

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I’ve been posting my notes from India, scribbled and scrawled all around the country last summer, while I get things up and running around here. Now that things are humming nicely, I’m spending less time fixing things, leaving me more time to post tasty content. But although I’m not quite so desperate for filler anymore, [...]

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A neat video and a great description of one of humanity’s strangest rituals, the daily closing of the Wagah border crossing between India and Pakistan. Is this hilarious, or am I just horribly insensitive? From the excellent (and aptly-named) blog Cool Things in Random Places: India and Pakistan share a single border that cuts straight [...]

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I’ve been posting my notes from India, scribbled and scrawled all around the country last summer, while I get things up and running around here. Now that things are humming nicely, I’m spending less time fixing things, leaving me more time to post tasty content. But although I’m not quite so desperate for filler anymore, [...]

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I’ve been posting my notes from India, scribbled and scrawled all around the country last summer, while I get things up and running around here. Now that things are humming nicely, I’m spending less time fixing things, leaving me more time to post tasty content. But although I’m not quite so desperate for filler anymore, [...]

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