Loan-Waiver Schemes Got 99 Problems. And Implementation is One
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Loan-Waiver Schemes Got 99 Problems. And Implementation is One

As Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath announced loan waivers for his state's farmers, the demand across the country has only gotten louder. With the general elections a few months away, the governments might just cave in. But while farm loan waivers might make good political sense, do they make good moral and economic sense?
Covid-19 is Making Me Suicidal. And I’m Not Alone
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Covid-19 is Making Me Suicidal. And I’m Not Alone

Covid-19 and the accompanying nation-wide lockdowns across the world, have worsened things for those with mental health issues. I’ve been diagnosed with multiple mental health disorders, and news about my classmate’s suicide made the encroaching darkness of this pandemic more opaque.
Café Coffee Day, Where A Lot Happened Over Coffee
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Café Coffee Day, Where A Lot Happened Over Coffee

Back in the day when most of us didn’t know the difference between a filter kaapi and a latte, Café Coffee Day was the place to be. An everyday hangout place where you could always find a good use for whatever little pocket money you had saved, spending hours hogging a table, nursing a single cappuccino.
Talk Me Off the Ledge, Please
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Talk Me Off the Ledge, Please

In a city that crushes many a dream, the line between life and death is gossamer thin. In Mumbai, a group of selfless volunteers keeps the distressed on the safe side of this line.
If Anthony Bourdain’s Life Was Not Perfect How Can Ours Ever Be?
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If Anthony Bourdain’s Life Was Not Perfect How Can Ours Ever Be?

What could have made Anthony Bourdain, sitting in a luxury hotel, in the middle of shooting a much-loved show, feel so hollow that he had to kill himself? For 99.99 per cent of humanity, who will never rent a countryside villa, the question that rankles is, is it going to be worth it, when we get there?