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		<title>Letter To MEA Following My Ordeal For Passport Reissue At The Pune Passport Office</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2011/06/pune-city/letter-to-mea-following-my-ordeal-for-passport-reissue-at-the-pune-passport-office.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With reference to contact information at http://meaindia.nic.in, have sent the email below to ascpv.twitter AT gmail.com. CCed to jsxp AT mea.gov.in , usxps AT mea.gov.in . Link for information sent via twitter to @ForeignSecNRao  , @VPrakashMea , @IndianDiplomacy @ASCPV. I &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2011/06/pune-city/letter-to-mea-following-my-ordeal-for-passport-reissue-at-the-pune-passport-office.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Temper &#8211; My Talk At Takshashila Shala, May 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 05:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spoke about &#8220;Scientific Temper : The Forgotten Duty&#8221; at the Takshashila Shala held on 29th May 2011 in Pune, India. Abstract: India&#8217;s constitution says that &#8220;It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to develop scientific temper, &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2011/05/society/scientific-temper-my-talk-at-takshashila-shala-may-2011.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti &#8211; 20 Yr Convention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past 6 months or so, I have been associated with Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (ANS), an organization that aims to promote rational thought in society and works for the elimination of superstitions, blind faith &#38; customs. Many social movements &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2011/01/pune-city/andhashraddha-nirmulan-samiti-20th-year-convention-in-pune.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vasant Vyakhanmala (Spring-time Lecture Series), Pune, India &#8211; Since 1875!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 05:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vasant Vyakhanmala (Spring time Lecture series) is a most remarkable undertaking. It&#8217;s an annual event that was first held in 1875 in Pune by social reformer Justice Ranade and is being held every year since. Many of India&#8217;s top leaders &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2010/05/pune-city/vasant-vyakhanmala-spring-time-lecture-series-pune-india-since-1875.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Notes &amp; Speeches From Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (Anti Superstition) Founder Dr Dabholkar&#8217;s Book Release</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2010/04/pune-city/notes-speeches-from-andhashraddha-nirmulan-samiti-anti-superstition-founder-dr-dabholkars-book-release.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.harshadoak.com/2010/04/pune-city/notes-speeches-from-andhashraddha-nirmulan-samiti-anti-superstition-founder-dr-dabholkars-book-release.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I attended the book release of &#8216;Timiratuni Tejakadey&#8217; by Dr Narendra Dabholkar, founder of Anti Superstition movement in Maharashtra, Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti. My notes &#38; recordings from the event. I appreciate that the tweets / notes are currently in &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2010/04/pune-city/notes-speeches-from-andhashraddha-nirmulan-samiti-anti-superstition-founder-dr-dabholkars-book-release.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Austerity &#8211; Business Class vs Cattle Class Discussion Does Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2009/09/society/austerity-business-class-vs-cattle-class-discussion-does-matter.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was resisting writing on the austerity talk that has sprung up in India. But the media has now taken the discussion in such a nonsensical direction that I feel forced to air my views. Not that my views matter, &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2009/09/society/austerity-business-class-vs-cattle-class-discussion-does-matter.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Voter Apathy Or Election Commission Incompetence?</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2009/05/society/voter-apathy-or-election-commission-incompetence.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 09:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At just 40%, Pune saw it&#8217;s worst ever voter turnout for the Loksabha elections. Mumbai was slightly better at 44%. The dismal voter turnout numbers have shocked most of educated India. Political leaders are smirking on TV saying things like &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2009/05/society/voter-apathy-or-election-commission-incompetence.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Friends Of The Canal Garden, Prabhat Bhandarkar BMCC Road, Pune</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple of years, the left bank canal of the River Mutha between the Prabhat, Bhandarkar and Agarkar Road has morphed from pretty much being a dump to now a beautiful garden. The area of about six acres &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2008/08/pune-city/friends-of-the-canal-garden-prabhat-bhandarkar-bmcc-road-pune.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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