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Is the Mumbai Swarm Thinning?

Sunil K Poolani   Jan 21, 2006   interacts: 4

The clasp of tightening bodies on suburban trains started easing, and the space between flesh and flesh increased. It took

Can an American Student Survive in Pakistan?

farheen khan   Jan 5, 2005   interacts: 30

It is common to hear of students coming to America from Pakistan for the purposes of studying abroad, but what

Zwingli’s Zurich

Banjaara    Jul 15, 2004   interacts: 36

Looking eastward between the cobbled lanes across the Limmat river up into the mountains, I found my self gazing at

Compounding Tragedy by Mourning Methods

ahmed hasan   Apr 13, 2006   interacts: 4

Instead of cooperation and cohesive planning after the bomb blasts, there is a feeling of chaos, aimless anger and disarray

The Girl from Napoli

Asif Naqshbandi   Apr 7, 2004   interacts: 48

Al Ghazzali said that it is impossible to describe the pleasures of orgasm to an impotent man no matter

Is Another World Possible?

Henna Arshad   Apr 3, 2006   interacts: 8

The best part of the World Social Forum held in Karachi recently was that a woman from a

The Nylon Descent

Nazar Khan   Dec 6, 2004   interacts: 72

The rocket under my seat fired. My seat was catapulted out of the aircraft at a high speed

The Body Collectors

Anil Kala   Mar 11, 2006   interacts: 9

The hall was littered with corpses on the floor in most disorderly way. Suddenly a corpse rises says, 'baRi THhaNd

About Death

Ali Rizvi   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 5

When uncertainty dances with your fears, then know this that tragedy has collected its toll

The Travelogue of an Astronomer

Salman Hameed   May 12, 2004   interacts: 4

An astronomer’s journey to the volcanic island of La Palma, located off the coast of Morocco.

Lahore in a Moment

Jibran Saithi   Feb 14, 2006   interacts: 5

I flag a rickshaw driver. During the short ride, he nonchalantly peppers his discourse with risqué advice as we turn

The Covered Trucks

Harish Nambiar   Mar 4, 2005   interacts: 30

PART II - We left Vapi the next morning, March 3. We started out towards Nasik, back into Maharashtra. Nasik

Outside Looking In

Amanullah Kariapper   May 16, 2004   interacts: 4

She asks about the way – robbers, road conditions, ETA. The drivers and local staff inform her that there have

Water- Tranquil or Stormy?

Raza Latif   Mar 7, 2006   interacts: 4

It is shown how the greed of a few leads to exploitation of the young and helpless. The widows of

Beating The Retreat

Veeresh Malik   Jan 27, 2006   interacts: 44

This is one function where everybody who is anybody in Delhi, regardless of security, is present. Out in the open.

Different Strokes

Ram Ramnarayan   May 5, 2006   interacts: 6

According to Kanimozhi, we Tamils are embarrassed by our folk arts and decided to crush them under the weight of

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