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My Dress is My Identity

July 20, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

Kong Tailin Lyngdoh, a Khasi lady from Meghalaya, was asked to leave a golf club in Delhi for wearing her traditional dress. She was told that she looked like a Nepali and that her dress

Governance

How to get an Aadhaar card?

March 20, 2013 News Desk

Clearing all your doubts on the Aadhar card: What is it, how to get it, and why?

Governance

Everybody wants an Aadhaar card. But why?

March 18, 2013 Bosky Khanna

Many Bangaloreans seem to believe UID registration is mandatory and are queueing up to get the Aadhaar card. But why are they so eager? Who is asking for the ID?

Society

Can you survive Bengaluru without Kannada?

October 31, 2011 Sriram Vittalamurthy

Life may have gotten easier for non-Kannadigas in Bangalore, with new-age jobs and comforts. But will young people find a future Bengaluru an alienating place if they don’t know Kannada? A Citizen Matters special for November 1st, Rajyotsava Day.

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