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| Memories of a professor |
| Upon the centenary of Panchanan Chakraborty |
| Last month I had gone to Calcutta for the Panchanan Chakraborty centenary seminar. For me it was basically sentimental time-travel, back to the MA economics (group A) class of 1948-49. The professor was taking us that year through General Theory — ... |
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| Man with a view |
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Sir — With the president, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, giving his assent to the office of profit bill, many ... |
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| Stand firm |
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Sir — The dignified silence during the prime minister’s speech in the Rajya Sabha on the Indo-US nu ... |
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| ACTING RIGHT |
| It does not bode well for a modern democracy when its leaders feel edgy about the citizen’s right to information. It is, ther...|
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| FAIR GAME |
| Man as player, homo ludens, tends to cheat as much as he plays. Fair play has always proved a hard act to follow. And ...|
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| Loud and Clear |
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Finally, Manmohan Singh has asserted himself and his position on the nuclear deal with America. He spoke in parliament and ga... | Read.. |
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| Balancing act |
| The reputation of the invincible Israeli army is in shreds. After 34 days of ostensibly defending itself against the Hizbollah — which included the massacre of innocent Lebane... |
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| To expand into the future |
| With the connection of Ulchin-6 to the grid in January, the Republic of Korea has 20 units in operation.... Nuclear power provides 45 per cent of the country’s electricity. El... |
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We need words to keep us human. Being human is an accomplishment like playing an instrument. It takes practice.
— MICHAEL IGNATIEFF
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