Of goose-stepping and goose-pimples

Boom, boom, boom-boom-boom. SAAAV-DHAN!!! Boom, boom, rattle-rattle-rattle, VISSSSH-RAAM!

Padma Rao Sundarji

The Europeans don’t do it, neither do the Japanese.  Even the Americans are wary of goose-stepping past their citizens every year.  We may be one of two new Asian kids on the block of superpowers, but our love for Soviet-style military parades, unimaginative floats and flatulent commentary More

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Gun-tantra!

I recalled my own maiden visit to the Republic day parade

Ajaz A. Baba

Say what you will 26th January, the Republic Day that is, is a day to celebrate. In these busy times it provides a rare opportunity for a sit-in at home and since you can’t venture too far from your homes it oftentimes leads to that even rarer pastime, a get-together between neighbours. A get-together More

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Please enjoy life and tweet…

But spare us your historic interventions; Neem Akhtar petitions Omar Abdullah

NAEEM AKHTER

Militancy apart from other huge fallout caused a deep impact on the folklore of Kashmir that has an unrivalled ability to laugh at itself. Apart from the entire range of new terms that found 'state subject status' in Kashmiri language like the Miltan, crackdon, baanker, soyath, titchh, kaak, naabdi More

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