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		<title>Political scene in Karnataka and the Wikileaks furore</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2010/12/political-scene-in-karnataka-and-the-wikileaks-furore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The political scene in Karnataka is pitiful to say the least. The cabinet has been reshuffled at least half a dozen times in under two and a half years. Most ministers have been ousted due to their alleged involvement in Scams and fraud. The Hon Chief Minister of the state himself is embroiled in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life in India: Best reality game show ever</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2010/11/life-in-india-best-reality-game-show-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never cease to be amazed by our everyday life in India. Its better than any reality game show I know of. Every single day is filled with situations, what I call tasks, which require solutions which are counter intuitive and complex. Surely anyone claiming to be bored by their mundane lives are not looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Its either Atheism or people just don&#8217;t care anymore</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2010/03/its-either-atheism-or-people-just-dont-care-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2010/03/its-either-atheism-or-people-just-dont-care-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My neighbors were talking about how a temple recently had a meeting to discuss the fall in the number of visitors and donations. This was surprising considering religion is one of the biggest industries in India is now seeing a decline. Tirupati, a religious destination, second only to the vatican in terms of donations received, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Typical Independence Day</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2009/08/the-typical-independence-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://riteshnayak.com/personal/?p=101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I love my country and am not not a patriot. I do not disrespect the freedom fighters, the nationalist spirit or the fact that we celebrate I day.  This post must be treated only as a vent for my anger against the stereotypical Independence day. The typical Independence day in India reminds me of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voter&#8217;s Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2009/04/voters-dilemma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://riteshnayak.com/personal/?p=82</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Time for electing a new Cental Government and I am yet again puzzled by the dilemma that shrouds over my puny mind during every elections. I dont want to take any names, so lets just name the two major political parties A and B. My constituency has candidates from both these parties. Party A&#8217;s candidate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reboot</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2009/04/reboot/</link>
		<comments>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2009/04/reboot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A certain trigger got me thinking about our virtual identities and there were things that I couldn&#8217;t take a stand on. The first being that of boundaries in our lives. Fifteen years back, at least in India, we had to send out snail mails or greetings to all my relatives during festive seasons. The mail [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Lets make our newspaper better</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2008/11/lets-make-our-newspaper-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keeping up with the national news has become a drag lately. The source of fresh information and ground breaking stories aka news channels and papers, seem like they are playing the old vinyl in repeat mode. Take the grandmaster of all news in India, the Times group, who with their brilliant and articulate reporting has [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cricket Crazy Indian is dying</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2008/10/cricket-crazy-indian-is-dying/</link>
		<comments>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2008/10/cricket-crazy-indian-is-dying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, most Indians are, or rather were, cricket crazy. Cricket in India is a religion and was probably the only thread holding all the citizens together. A sport watched by  grandmas and grandpas, uncle&#8217;s and aunty&#8217;s, kids and teenagers alike. But that interest in cricket seems to be fading. There are many reasons for the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>What drives me to agnosticism</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2008/10/what-drives-me-to-agnosticism/</link>
		<comments>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2008/10/what-drives-me-to-agnosticism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://riteshnayak.com/personal/?p=42</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people ask me about my new stands on God and Religion, and also what it is that is making me change the my views on it. Well, its just the amount of trouble religion gives you in the name of ceremonies, functions and festivals. Though I like religion because of its social [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>37</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Great Sambhar tragedy</title>
		<link>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2008/08/the-great-sambhar-tragedy/</link>
		<comments>http://riteshnayak.com/personal/2008/08/the-great-sambhar-tragedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ritesh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Darn]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://riteshnayak.com/personal/?p=34</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the uninitiated, Sambhar is a totally awesome mix of vegetables ( mainly onions, tomatoes ) and spices, which is served as curry alongside rice and idlies. The case in point is the sambhar at our college mess. Sambhar in our college looks crappy and there are many that will vouch for its non authenticity. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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