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Modi and the Maggi Noodles

In case youโ€™re wondering whatโ€™s going on, itโ€™s been in the news quite a bit, and also itโ€™s been going pretty viral on social media, that Maggi noodles have been banned in India because they tested for high levels of MSG, therefore making them unfit for human consumption. A nation almost fell apart at this because Maggi Noodles in India are huge! I know this … Continue reading Modi and the Maggi Noodles

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Banning Movies Because of Religious Sentiment

Mid December last year (gosh, that sounds like a long time ago) I took my kids to the cinemas to watch a much-awaited Bollywood movie P.K. that starred superstar Aamir Khan. A few months before the released first-look posters caused quite a stir with Amir Khan posing stark naked with just a transistor radio to give him decency. Iโ€™m yet to understand why that caused … Continue reading Banning Movies Because of Religious Sentiment

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