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It was a Friday sermon at a Mosque near my home and unusually the topic of the day's sermon was focussing on the current affairs of the region on protests happening for banning alcohol and correlated the news with the Islamic teaching on strict ban on alcohol. I was enjoying the speech as the speaker (Imam) was giving random examples from  incidents happening in the state on how, people professing different faiths have united to fight against the socio-economical impacts of alcohol and made us feel proud that Islam has made alcohol Haram (prohibited)several hundred years ago knowing its ill effects.Everything was going fine until the Imam's speech drifted slightly and hit me indirectly ( he does not know who I am) when he said that it's becoming a trend these days that young Muslim boys & girls are joining hotel & catering studies and after finishing their studies they start working for hotels where their main jobs include arranging/assigning rooms for couples

What an eloquence, profound knowledge of history and confidence to talk about the Brits in their land! Shashi Tharoor knows it well that money is not what India wants as it can only compensate those monetary losses but cannot compensate for the lost lives and bring back the thousands who are moved forever leaving their family and friends from India to Fiji, Malaysia and other colonies. For those who disagree the content of his speech, just relax and enjoy his style and sense of humour.

A great video showing you get what you gave with background from Matisyahu's One Day Album