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Sheba is sure that she isn’t going to heaven (wherever that is) so she turns the popular book title around and writes about five people you meet in IT [hat tip: Chintan].

Looking at the kind of celebrations that accompanied the announcements and also the general attitude of the ‘youth’ I have a feeling that it is nothing more than just hero-worshipping youngsters who are taken in by his glamour.

One of the few South Indian superstars who had resisted entering politics, Chiranjeevi finally took the plunge. Nyayapati Gautam looks at this new avatar based on the latest press conference.

Quick Tales, the LiveJournal - Caferati Flash Fiction contest, asks you to tell us a story in 500 words or less. On offer: delicious cash prizes (top prize: Rs 19,999), global visibility and the chance to be part of a book.

Caferati and LiveJournal announce a flash fiction contest for residents of India.

There’s no need for believers in democracy and liberalism to feel apologetic about the fact that force played a role in forging the Indian Union. On the contrary, democrats and liberals must ask themselves why—for sixty years—they tolerated the fundamental principle of equality of all citizens to be undermined by granting a special status to people of Jammu & Kashmir.

Nitin at the Acorn: National Interest questions the wisdom of columnists who argue for self-determination in Kashmir.

We have shared plenty of Ladakh tales but somehow each one reveals something new. Nomad (with a desk job) shares his travelogue from a trip to Ladakh [hat tip: Rafae].

Where this will happen: At the sub-registrar’s office. Each area has one assigned, and you can do it in the area where you live, or, if you got married in Bangalore, in the area in which you got married. The complete list is available at: www.karigr.org.

Following on the heels of Bongopondit’s passport travails, Inkspillz makes things easy for those looking to register their marriage in Bangalore. Having gone to the ordeal in Bhubhaneshwar few months ago, it definitely helps to have local assistance.

Curious Gawker has need of a man-servant.

Now, let’s assume, for the purpose of discussion, that this guy were to have the softest of skin, the tenderest of lips and muscular arms, capable of vigorous to and fro action for at least five consecutive minutes. For many of you, the choice of chore for this man-servant would be an obvious one to make.

India Blogs at Study in India introduces us to an institutional model that is long awaited.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs is considering a project report of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education Trust (Mahet) for setting up the first university for Persons of Indian Origin in Bangalore.

A moment lost so that another may be gained

Awaiting a break, from the traffic, and maybe from life itself!

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The Indian History Carnival, published on the 15th of every month, is a collection of posts related to Indian history and archaeology.

1. Namit Arora travels to Dholavira, a 5000 year old metropolis of the Indus Valley Civilization and is impressed by their water management system.

2. Nitin at The Acorn has been reading Arthashastra and he has four posts on friend, gold and territory, sovereignty, power and happiness, internal security and declaring war

3. It was fate and Rudyard Kipling that brought Mark Twain to India. In a well researched post Maddy writes about Mark Twain’s India trip in 1895.

4. Chandrahas at The Middle Stage has a review of Vinay Lal’s The Other Indians which “meticulously charts the progress of Indian life in America from trickle to flood, stammer to swagger.”

5. In 1931 Gandhiji was asked if he would agree to be the Prime Minister of the future government of India and he replied he would not. Instead, Vishal writes, Gandhiji carefully selected disciples from all over India who would provide leadership even when the Father of the Nation was gone.

6. The Salt Tax which Gandhiji opposed was not a British invention, but something which existed in India since the Mauryan time. The British just multiplied it by a humongous number. Fëanor has a history of Salt Tax.

7. As Western scholars set the rules for historical research — a very different one from that practised in their own research centers — we need to evaluate what can be done. This was the theme of the post Our Voice in Our History at varnam. This was published in Pragati as well as in Mail Today.

8. What is historical thinking? R S Krishna explains.

If you find any posts related to Indian history published in the past one month, please send it to jk AT varnam DOT org or use this form. Please send me links which are similar to the ones posted, in terms of content.The next carnival will be up on Sep 15th.

(Cross posted at varnam)

See Also: Previous Carnivals