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| Governor controversy |
| Self-restraint is needed to transcend the politics of polarization |
| The controversy occasioned by the dismissal of the governors of four states has once again thrown up a complicated set of issues. This controversy ought to be the cause of concern amongst citizens of all political persuasions. Even citizens who loath... |
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| Play with words |
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Sir — Two recent events are likely to have considerable impact on the lives of Indian Muslims. The ... |
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| Behind closed doors |
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Sir — The reverence Indians have for the judicial system is not likely to be diluted by the fact th ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — Recently, a number of letters have appeared in newspapers about the wasteful expenditure duri ... |
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| HAWK’S EYE VIEW |
| The Economic Survey shows the budget as much as morning shows the day. Thus the imprint of the common minimum programm...| Read.. |
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| LOOKING SILLY |
| Equivocation is a murky business; it turns the ground into a slippery mess. The British prime minister, Mr Tony Blair, has ha...| Read.. |
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It’s that dreaded day again, when ordinarily enlightened adults like me will be made to feel small and ignorant. There will b... | Read.. |
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| Help lies close at hand |
| The World Bank and bargadars. In the heyday of ultra-leftism in Bengal some 30 years back, it would be sacrilege to link the two. Now, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s governm... |
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| The many faces of poverty |
| On the whole, the incidence of poverty in West Bengal has come down. While there are some problems of comparability of the 55th round national sample survey data for 1999-2000... |
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What is hell?/ Hell is oneself,/ Hell is alone, the other figures in it/ Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from/ And nothing to escape to. One is always alone. — T.S. ELIOT
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