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kumar.shahani

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kumar.shahani
kumar.shahani
Jun 14, 2016 · 3 min read

Orlando Shooting- Connection to ISIS or Bacha Baazi

Given the recent information that is emerging about the shooter, it would not surprise me if this incident is inextricably linked to the practice of “Bacha Baazi” that is so prevalent in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan. PBS Frontline had…

kumar.shahani
kumar.shahani
May 30, 2016 · 2 min read

Power of the Hype

Nothing has proven the power of hype more than the current election cycle in the United States. Every news channel and media outlet keeps reporting on the crowds that both Donald and Bernie are attracting, the number of voters they are bringing out etc. etc. However if you sit back and ponder a bit, between…

kumar.shahani
kumar.shahani
May 21, 2016 · 4 min read

Becoming Irrelevant

Becoming irrelevant is not as easy as I thought it would be. I arrived in the US at 22 with a brand spanking master’s degree in econometrics, great command over the English language and fluency in four others. Confidence was perhaps my biggest asset because let’s face it, I had the…

kumar.shahani
kumar.shahani
May 7, 2016 · 1 min read

Donald Trump’s new monniker courtesy Elizabeth Warren- WEAK!

So all tweets about him should now end with #weak