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Secret Fears of Super-Heroes: An Ode for School Boys | mavericksocialscientist
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A view from India. Secret Fears of Super-Heroes: An Ode for School Boys. Secret Fears of Super-Heroes: An Ode for School Boys. June 27, 2015. June 27, 2015. Underside of the clipboard. Even superheroes sometimes feel like worms. Don’t get caught with your fly open. Finally, there appeared to be some concern about growing old (see the comment hovering over the Incredible Hulk) and about having their budding masculinity questioned (the mustachioed female hero with the feminine name Sheila). Secret Fears of...
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Not Everyone’s Prepared to do a Mumbai Monsoon Rain Dance | mavericksocialscientist
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A view from India. Not Everyone’s Prepared to do a Mumbai Monsoon Rain Dance. Not Everyone’s Prepared to do a Mumbai Monsoon Rain Dance. June 13, 2015. June 13, 2015. I Love my Bombay. Musings of a Development Practitioner. 8221; I haven’t even been able to use my umbrella.” I managed five years in that city with a thin rain poncho. The entry of 3 other Mumbaikars to the office in my second year cemented my opinion. But the next morning as I read the newspaper report from the weatherman dubbing those sho...
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Nepal needs clowns right now… and more! | mavericksocialscientist
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A view from India. Nepal needs clowns right now… and more! Nepal needs clowns right now… and more! May 10, 2015. May 10, 2015. Musings of a Development Practitioner. Clearly the Nepal response has moved in the expected direction from rescue efforts – the search for survivors – to the next phase of relief and then long-term rebuilding and rehabilitation. And coverage shifts to how the living are coping with being alive. Our workshop on Leadership in Mental Health focused on the Mental Health Gap – t...
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John Nash dies but not the Beautiful Mind | mavericksocialscientist
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A view from India. John Nash dies but not the Beautiful Mind. John Nash dies but not the Beautiful Mind. May 30, 2015. Monday’s paper brought sad news of the death of John Nash. Most people will not know him for his mathematical genius. But they would recall Russell Crowe’s portrayal of his fight back against mental illness. TOI May 25, 2015. There are very few films that show mental illness accurately. This one made a fantastic effort. The plaudits are well-earned. May 31, 2015 at 12:30 pm. Not Everyone...
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June | 2015 | mavericksocialscientist
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A view from India. Secret Fears of Super-Heroes: An Ode for School Boys. June 27, 2015. June 27, 2015. Underside of the clipboard. Even superheroes sometimes feel like worms. Don’t get caught with your fly open. Finally, there appeared to be some concern about growing old (see the comment hovering over the Incredible Hulk) and about having their budding masculinity questioned (the mustachioed female hero with the feminine name Sheila). Even superheroes grow old. June 13, 2015. June 13, 2015. And then las...
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Before he became the Mentalist, he was the Guardian | mavericksocialscientist
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A view from India. Before he became the Mentalist, he was the Guardian. Before he became the Mentalist, he was the Guardian. April 25, 2015. April 25, 2015. I never caught the beginning but after watching Episodes 4 and 5, I got hooked. Doesn’t he get it? I am sure that this must shock almost anyone reading this piece. Why would I appear to be advocating for someone who does not care about children? The child clients, in turn, handle his openness with dignity. As the protagonst’s disinterest pr...Give yo...
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Melita Vaz | mavericksocialscientist
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A view from India. Articles posted by Melita Vaz. Wanted: Pied Piper in Mumbai! July 11, 2015. July 11, 2015. Here’s what the Mumbai Mirror paper threw up a couple of days ago: A headline about the Bombay Municipal Corporation offering to pay cash to the citizenry in exchange for rat carcasses. It took me a moment to realise that they weren’t referring to Reggie in the Archie series comic strip which was referred to in the accompanying front page article. Quick on the heels of my initial bemusement were ...
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The Mental Part of Holi | mavericksocialscientist
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A view from India. The Mental Part of Holi. The Mental Part of Holi. March 8, 2015. Day before yesterday was Holi. I watched from the safety of my window as little children gleefully applied gulal and (perhaps) more dangerous substances of colour to usher in the spring. I did some spring cleaning of a couple of shelves, clearing nothing but some cobwebs in my mind while this article almost wrote itself. The image that I would showcase for this article is not those colour-clad kids. It would be this.
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Secret Fears of Super-Heroes: An Ode for School Boys | mavericksocialscientist
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A view from India. Secret Fears of Super-Heroes: An Ode for School Boys. Secret Fears of Super-Heroes: An Ode for School Boys. June 27, 2015. June 27, 2015. Underside of the clipboard. Even superheroes sometimes feel like worms. Don’t get caught with your fly open. Finally, there appeared to be some concern about growing old (see the comment hovering over the Incredible Hulk) and about having their budding masculinity questioned (the mustachioed female hero with the feminine name Sheila). Secret Fears of...