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| Open doors |
| Tagore and the ?boom and bust? cycle |
| Part of the immediate legacy bestowed on Tagore by his father Debendranath was that of the Brahmo Samaj, the reformist sect within Hinduism founded by Rammohun Roy. The sect developed a curious but compelling mixture of Protestant high-mindedness and... |
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| Carefully careless |
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Sir ? On a recent trip to Bakkhali, I was shocked to discover that tourists travelling alone are de ... |
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| Old order changes |
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Sir ? The decision of the Bar Council of India to do away with the colonial legacy of addressing ju ... |
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| Mumbai matinee |
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Sir ? In Mumbai, with hawkers, shopkeepers and manholes on footpaths, pedestrians have to walk on ... |
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| PLAYING WITH FIRE |
| Before it is scripted on the streets, the story of a king?s fall usually begins in his palace. King Gyanendra of Nepal has no...|
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Take most people, they?re crazy about cars...and if they get a brand-new car already they start thinking about trading it in for one that's even newer. I don?t even like old cars. I mean they don?t even interest me. I?d rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God?s sake.
? J.D. SALINGER
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By George! He’s out |
| There was a time when they called him Sir George the dragon slayer. The sobriquet hasn’t been used for quite a while now... |
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