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The Gujarati origins of Valentine’s day: Velan-time Day
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Aziz Poonawalla
It’s Valentine’s Day today, and also as it happens my own birthday, so I thought I’d share a classic Internet myth for both amusement and a not-so-subtle warning, which given the state of gender relations in India recently might also serve as some inspiration 🙂 The Real History of Valentine’s Day In spite of what…
The Pope resigns
By
Aziz Poonawalla
This is astonishing news – Pope Benedict has informed his brethren at the Vatican that he will be retiring due to “advanced age”. I honestly thought that this was a hoax until I saw it was making early morning headlines and trending on Twitter/reddit etc. It obviously speaks well of Benedict that his concern for…
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