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FLASHBACK ON TERROR, TURMOIL AND BEYOND

Posted in World, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Abhinav Charan
The sun that will shine over the clear skies this spring in the election laden Asian subcontinent will be a clear reminder of the legacy of destiny – the difference and the change the world has faced and survived ever since the War on terror made news across all the eight and a half [...]

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An ostracized skyscraper

Posted in World, tagged , , , , on February 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Akhila Satchidanandam

                                        The Ryu-Gyong Hotel
Imaginations know no bounds. But executing the contents of an imagination, encounters hurdles which needs to be crossed in order to embrace reality. This is no easy endeavor and to make a replica of an imagination is an art. Architecture is one such art where imagination is transformed into reality, though [...]

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Underwater defence system in place to check Sea Tigers

Posted in World, tagged , , , , on January 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Karthik Ram Ramakrishnan
“There is no easy way out of the spiralling morass of terror and brutality that confronts the world today” – Arundhati Roy
Every attempt to kill a terrorist, unfortunately involves accidentally killing hundreds of innocent bystanders as well. And for every hundred innocent people killed, there is a good chance that several future [...]

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Bhutan: A peaceful transformation

Posted in World, tagged , , on January 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Joel Davis
The secluded ancient kingdom high in the Himalayas with unique customs and beliefs is now in transformation from hereditary monarchy to constitutional democracy. The landlocked country is also referred to as ‘Druk Yul’ (land of thunder dragon) while the Bhutanese refer to themselves as Drukpa people. It is the only country in the world [...]

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