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| The
East as a career |
| Two questions
that Indian writers in English are always asked |
| At readings
by Indian writers in English, two related questions,
or some version of them, will invariably be asked
by a member of the audience, whatever the setting
? bookshop, university seminar or literary festival.
The first question is, ?Which au... |
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| Less
of More |
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rape of a minor by a constable inside a police outpost
on Marine Drive is a slap on the fa ... |
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| HONOUR
SANS SUBSTANCE |
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the early 20th century, a Bengali lyricist
dreamed of the time when India would take
its seat in the top table among natio...|
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| Contrary
to popular belief, the past was not more eventful than
the present. If it seems so it is because when you look
backward, things that happened years apart are telescoped
together, and because very few of your memories come to
you genuinely virgin. ? GEORGE ORWELL |
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| Acting
with a difference |
| The
controversy over Iraq may reduce even Keith Vaz?s majority,
even though he is recognised as a conscientious MP who
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