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21 Tales to tell - Book Launch A two part interview by photo-jpurnalist, Mr. Murali, taken on the day of the book launch of our compilation of short stories - 21 Tales to Tell. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMkRbH-Hk8M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2HCC_7gIEQ Videos of the launch 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmhxglFZdog 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLNXUv-_qmU 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEFZ67AwdQ0 4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssGLFfHWrco 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXNOaxbphAE 6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dydm1WtAOqc Courtesy: D. Murali +91 9444907996 http://about.me/dmurali  

No Capital Punishment! Capital, Indeed!

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  Image from Olivia Chow “‘ Nirbhaya's ’ [1] death will not be in vain!” So proclaimed a VVIP after the horrendous gang rape in Delhi in December 2012. However, another gruesome case soon after turned into yet another sad statistic. And another, and another.... An innocent five year old girl was found cowering in terror and pain, after having been raped by two monsters. Doctors found a bottle and candles inside her, as a nation looked on in disbelief. So much of agony inflicted on a flower-like little child, who should have been enjoying her childhood! When she went missing, her parents went to the police station to register a case. They had to wait for hours before the sluggish authorities filed a complaint, resulting in precious hours lost. The police did not search the building in which the family lived. Consequently, the little girl was raped and brutalized over three days. Finally her cries attracted a neighbour’s attention, and she was recovered. What we