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churumuriDeepavali vs Diwali: A short, stupidly chauvinistic rant (in four graphs) on the mind gap between the South and the North

Updated 5 Years Ago
By Krishna Prasad

ChurumuriDeepavali Vs Diwali: A Short, Stupidly Chauvinistic Rant (in Four Graphs) On The Mind Gap Between The South And The North
"North vs South" is an evergreen story in Indian journalism. And maha fun too. Newspapers, magazines, and pop-columnists have for decades banked on the all-too-real differences between the people, food, movies, music, habits, efficiency between the two geographical halves of India to rescue them out of many a deadline crisis. End of akhand story. Yesterday…
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Churumurieight Years Ago, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman On What It Takes To Be A Good Fighter Pilot: “bad Attitude”

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Churumuripsychiatrists, Here’s A Phenomenon Worth Studying: Why Do #hindutva Folk Find It So Easy To Loosely Talk About Death And Killing Of Humans And Canines?

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Churumuri250 Years Ago, Tipu Sultan Was Informed About A Case Of Inverted ‘love Jihad’. His Response Would Shock M/s Modi, Yogi & Co.

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Churumuri9 Reasons Why Navjot Singh Sidhu Is Right When He Says He Is More Comfortable In Pakistan Than South India

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