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The Scenic Route to a Longer Life

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Are we misinterpreting our freedom of speech?

An open letter to my fellow Indians

Dear Indians,

Before I lose connect with the reality of the world around me, this open letter is aimed at clearing out my thoughts before my fellow citizens. If the freedom of speech is really under threat, how come restless voices are earning more and more airtime on television debates. Evidently, the cacophony over freedom of expression or speech itself is a self-defeating argument. In first place, how can freedom of speech be under threat in the country that is one of the largest markets for social media platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and Instagram among others. In fact, freedom of speech was never so high before the times we are living in today. Last week, I came across a film by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC TV) that is claiming to have investigated the transactions of a leading Indian corporate house. ABC TV’s feature 4 Corners provided platform to a member of parliament from the opposition party, an opinionated journalist besides a former bureaucrat and a scholar from a think tank. All four of them aggressively criticised a successful entrepreneur and they portrayed India as a lawless nation without a trace of fear. If an opposition leader, critical journalist, former IAS officer and think tank can speak on camera of the international media, I sense we are wasting our time discussing freedom of speech unnecessarily.

And this is not an end of my argument. I have never seen Chinese or Japanese media or politicians or bureaucrats (and they don’t have think tanks to my knowledge) ever harming their national interests or reputation by taking on own government systems or corporations for acquiring natural resources overseas. On the other hand, likes of Jairam Ramesh and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta have come handy to the elements trying to destabilize our nation. This kind of people has mastered the art of fabricating narratives suiting to their current political positions and materialistic aspirations.

I am a believer of democracy and believe in respecting the mandate of the nation when it comes to India’s constitutional posts such as President and Prime Minister. However, at the cost of being labelled as a Bhakt, let me venture into some more details. Since, majority of the opposition leaders and their agent activists have failed to take on Narendra Modi, they have intensified their attacks on Gujarat based Adani Group.

My knowledge about such large houses is inadequate to pass any judgment against them or their promoters. But I strongly feel that these corporations have helped India to become world’s one fastest growing economy today. Without these entrepreneurs, our populated nation would have remained deprived of very basic necessities. As a consumer, I share a special relationship with each and every large corporate house of this country. These entrepreneurs have ensured better and happier life and lifestyle by improving standards of products and services that we cannot live without. These corporations have allowed me to enjoy energy security. They have allowed me travel faster and safer. They have allowed me to enjoy food from tamper proof packaging. They have enabled me to use imported mobile handset and rapid internet service to enjoy Freedom of Speech to reach out to the world. These entrepreneurs are making India and the world, a better place.

If Jairams and Pranjoys think that these corporations are devils, they should leave the cosy and secure national capital and start living without amenities such as uninterrupted electricity and gas supplies. Going back to the stone age will protect the environment as they will give up their highflying life to perform what they are preaching. Jairams and Pranjoys should stop using imported mobile handsets so that India does not have to build ports anymore. It will also protect Indian image and economy since international journalists will not be able to reach Jairams and Pranjoys. If these characters find building oil refineries and airports unethical, Jairams and Pranjoys should give up their SUVs and stop flying frequently. If they believe in what they are vocally speaking, they should stop using anything and everything that these entrepreneurs have created for humankind.

In past couple of years, those who were not known even own neighbourhood have earned national fame as television channels are giving airtime to debates increasing while any loud mouth can manage to trend on Twitter. This would have not happened if freedom of speech was under attack. Let us do our job and stop listening to those exercising their right of speech to preach us about lack of freedom of expression.

Warm regards,

A Free Indian

The above article is written by Bhaavna Arora

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Travel The U.S.

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A Day With Your Smartphone

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5 Must Have Performance Gear For Men

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Why Do Projects Fail?

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A Guide to Star Wars - Rogue One

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Burglar’s Holiday Wishlist

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The Ultimate Guide to Pearl Types

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The Ultimate Guide to Pearl Grading

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Pearl Color Education Guide

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The Ultimate Guide to Pearl Sizing

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Peer-to-Peer Renting: Embrace the Adventure

There’s a new shift in today’s rental market. It’s a new culture based on peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing. A ‘sharing economy’ or ‘collaborative consumption’ is a popular economic model that is transforming the rental market.

Renters save money; owners make money; and properties beat standard hotels and rental agency locations.

It’s the same economic principle based on Uber.

The peer-to-peer rental market is valued at around $26 billion.

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7 Habits To Better Posture

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How Shooting Affects Your Hearing

Noise levels in everyday life is ever increasing from things such as traffic, radio, TV and appliances. The human ear cannot handle sounds louder than 140 decibels, but gun shots are almost always above 140 decibels.

This infographic shows how common sounds compare to gunshot noise, and options for protecting your hearing when you go shooting. For example, a normal conversation is measured to be approximately 60 decibels, while a shot from a 9mm is approximately 160 decibels.

The information used in this infographic was gathered from sources such as the the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and the American Hearing Research Foundation. Infographic created by www.smokingbarrelusa.com

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8 Star Wars Characters Applied For A Mortgage And Received These Hilarious (But Fair) Responses

L&C Mortgages found some very old mortgage correspondence letters from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… While they couldn’t divulge the names of the people applying for the mortgages, they have been able to reveal to us the response letters they wrote to certain Star Wars characters who applied for a mortgage.

Some applicants weren’t able to be accepted for various reasons including involvement in black market activities. Others were accepted due to being able to demonstrate financial stability and clear intent to repay the debt.

See if you can guess which of the Star Wars characters these letters have been written to based on the content of the letters and the objects on the desk!

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What Do You Know About Sequencing Technology

Data from BBC research shows that total global gene sequencing market increased from $ 7.941million in 2007 to $ 4.5 billion in 2013, and will reach $ 11.7 billion in the year of 2018 with the CAGR up to 21.2%. You may want to search more inspired by these amazing data.

Don't know where to begin? Start with the following basic knowledge we introduced. It's time to start learning more about the latest antibody sequencing technology!

Source: Antibody Sequencing of Creative Biolabs.