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 by Shaishav Merchant

European Experience 2015

Family holidays are always fun, especially if its in Europe:) We were looking forward to having some good time together. This one was going to be special for it was our first holiday outside Asia.

Initially, we started with Swiss and Italy holidays, but later added France and Spain. A perfect Itinerary was prepared, courtesy Shraddha & Shree! Tickets were booked, Hotels and apartments were reserved, train passes were bought, reservation were made and we were all ready!

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 by Shaishav Merchant

PK, Controversy, Religious Secularism

Watched PK last weekend, in a movie hall. Pun intended:) Apart from a well made movie, as always, RKH leaves a message for all of us to ponder. We, Indians, take pride in being largest democracy with diverse group of people including sizable population of all major religious groups. However, there comes time when people, […]

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 by Shaishav Merchant

Power, Privilege, and HIV/AIDS — Medium

Last week, after a screening of David France’s “How to Survive a Plague” for 200 Harvard College students followed by a panel of AIDS activists — I found myself among the angriest I’ve been since starting my doctorate. I was angry that in this session for “Case Studies in Global Health: Biosocial Perspectives,” a course that I […]

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