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| Myth and history |
| Talking about a nation’s glory is the easiest way to teach its history |
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years ago, one of our more exuberant public intellectuals
introduced a collection of his own essays by saying,
“I shall not grudge it if some enterprising
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| On watery ground |
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Sir — Calcutta was in for a post- puja surprise — a last stand from the departing monsoons ( ... |
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| Missing link |
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Sir — The discovery of the oldest civilization in India on the banks of the Subarnarekha river has ... |
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| Divine debate |
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Sir — In a recent speech, L.K. Advani spoke of the “providential escape” of N. Chandrababu Naidu an ... |
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| CHOOSING THE FUTURE |
| Silence seems to be Mr Bhattacharjee’s only defence against his rather difficult position as chief minister of West Bengal as...| Read.. |
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Oh there is a blessing in this gentle breeze,/ A visitant that while it fans my cheek/ Doth seem half conscious of the joy it brings/ From the green fields, and from yon azure sky./ Whate’er its mission, the soft breeze can come/ To none more grateful than to me; escaped/ From the vast city, where I long had pined/ A discontented sojourner: now free,/ Free as a bird to settle where I will. — WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
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| The art of writing |
| Before I come to the art of writing good prose, let me say a few words why I have been provoked to do so. I first read Gerald... |
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