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  • Forgiveness
    There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. –Josh Billings Have you ever seen children playing? Have you ever noticed how they’re fighting and arguing one second and building sand castles the next?
    at March 10th, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • Regenerative Medicine Gets a Flip!
    In his gory time-travel science fiction novel Timeline (1999), Michael Crichton envisaged a three dimensional biological copier which copies a human being and teleports his copy to a “parallel” universe. Seems too far-fetched, isn’t it? But if engineers from Organovo (an US company specializing in Regenerative medicine) and Invetech (an Australian company specializing...
    at March 4th, 2010 at 09:03 am
  • India Defeats Pakistan in Hockey World Cup: A Victory of Sorts
    Sunday, the 28th February marked a very important achievement to the spirit of Indian hockey as the Indian team routed Pakistan 4-1. The stage was set for the relatively young guns from our side to show what they are capable of and they delivered the stuff in great fashion.
    at March 2nd, 2010 at 04:03 am
  • Mystic River: Movie Review
    Delhi’s chilly winters have confined me to my room, even during the weekends. So while I had spent my evening cribbing and cursing the grimy weather, I was getting quite bored and impatient just sitting tucked away in my super warm quilt. Like any other non-TV-lover would do, I was also flipping channels hoping to spot something of my interest. And voila! I saw Mystic...
    at February 23rd, 2010 at 11:02 pm
  • The Irony of ‘Maha’ Pak
    A recent report compiled by American Intelligence agencies highlights an important fact about the ‘now important’ “State of Pakistan”. Pakistan has been tipped to become a completely failed state by the year 2015.It has been compared to the ‘failed state of Yugoslavia’ in the Global Futures Assessment report.
    at February 15th, 2010 at 04:02 am
  • The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho
    Paulo Coelho needs no introduction; he is a well known author who has penned down several best selling books. He always tries to explore various philosophies and human instincts in his books and this time round also he has followed the same lines. This time he takes us to the famous Cannes film festival. We all have heard about it and seen its glitz on TV, magazines...
    at February 11th, 2010 at 05:02 am
  • I Make, So I Must Have
    Since the days of Adam Smith, economists have been trying to produce accurate models and theories, concerning the value of labor and its share in the overall product of the economy. When compared with the other factors of production, the real value of a laborer’s wages has been following a consistent downward trend. In various sectors of the economy, governments...
    at February 8th, 2010 at 04:02 am
  • The New Apple IPad
    It’s great to be back with The Viewspaper after nearly a year’s sabbatical. In my new role as a Tech columnist I’d be keeping you up to date with the latest news from the sector, previewing and reviewing the new devices and software, and offering useful tips in each article. It’s exciting to be writing for the site again, and luckily for me, the first article...
    at February 2nd, 2010 at 06:02 am
  • Excavating Man
    There is one common thing between an arrogant power and God. Both are eternal. God is, ‘eternity to eternity.’ Man’s eternity is between zero and one. Moreover, this is to be remembered.
    at January 22nd, 2010 at 05:01 am
  • The Changing Face of Indian Media
    Media Empowerment is a sign of true democracy-it is the perfect tool to communicate with one and all, in short the entire world. It has been 60 years since India achieved its independence; Indian media has grown by leaps and bounds.
    at January 1st, 2010 at 11:01 am