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- Would you like to reunite with your old friends?
Absolutely yes, I fancy all special  occasions when my old friends rejoin such as class reunions or a wedding party of a friend. This is a chance for us to meet each other after a long time separated. Although now we can effortlessly update information from our friends with the help of modern technology  like mobile phone and social networking sites, for example, I still prefer a face to face meeting in which everyone can express their emotion easily.
- What will you talk about with them?
In those reunions, there are myriad of stories that I can chat about. Well, surely, I’ll recall our unforgettable memories when we were together. Besides, it would be miracle if I forget to share about my current life such as how it is going, whether my work is satisfying or not, kind of that. Also, I will definitely give my friends useful advices if they are in troubles. Anyway, I think everything in the world could possibly be our chat topic when we gather together.
- Why do some people cut off old friendships?
I firmly believe that it’s understandable when people stop being friends. One of the reasons that springs in my mind is they simply grow apart. I mean their personalities or their lifestyle  change over time,therefore when they can’t find anything in common left, they will definitely break off their relationship. Additionally, a friendship is also permanently spoiled by arguments or rows because they make people tired, distressed. When the disappointment reaches its peak, friends no longer want to encounter each other again.
 
- Do you think old friends are more long-lasting than new friends? Why?
In my view,  It’s quite possible that a new friend become a close friend then a soul mate. If two people just meet several times but share many things in common and find it reliable to confide in each other, then they can absolutely have true friendship. And as long as they cement their friendship, it will last long, even forever.
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What's different now? Over the 15 years since David Allen first published Getting Things Done, the ability to achieve  "stress-free productivity" with GTD® grows more important than ever.  David joins us in an all-new interview where we discuss the changing times, why people get trapped in unproductive thinking, and how to instantly gain more clear space.

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“What is being talked a lot here in TN is, ‘let us keep aside caste, let us not debate casteism. Let us come together as Tamils.’ But this will never happen. ‘Let's not debate caste, but let's come together as the proletariat, as the working class.’ This too will never happen,” says VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan, in the first episode of Puram, the podcast on The News Minute. 

“The larger understanding or interpretation of Tamil nationalism has been limited to language and race/ethnicity. "My language, my people," has been pushed to the front for a brand of emotional politics. But, Vidudhalai Chiruthaikal – VCK – disagrees with this, sees this differently. Affinity to Tamil, or racial/ethnic affinity alone will not define Tamil nationalism, will not be useful to the movement,” Thirumavalavan says.

“Casteism and caste-society is the obstacle to all growth. Which is why, for the VCK there is no Tamil nationalism without uprooting Hindutva,” Thirumavalavan says.

Episode 1 in English: In conversation with Thol Thirumavalavan

"I don't think we're going to make it," John Doerr says in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. To create a world fit for his daughter to live in, he says, we need to invest now in clean, green energy.

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