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| Habits die hard |
| Enforced culture isn’t always a good idea |
| We are going to be a polite society. Kerala has banned spitting. Bangalore will round up and destroy 56,000 stray dogs. Other states and cities will surely follow, for lifestyle must match the aspirations of a designated world power.... |
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| Count the blessings |
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Sir — Although I subscribe to two financial papers and another English daily, I am yet to see such ... |
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| FOREVER BARBIE |
| Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. She was an instant hit at the American International Toy Fair in New York on Marc...|
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| Fitting tribute to the maestro |
| Ustad Amir Khan (1912-74), one of the greatest khayal singers of the second half of 20th century, has left a distinct impression on contemporary vocal and instrumental ... |
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| Speaking pictures |
| On the Edge of Vision: New Idioms in Indian and Italian Contemporary Art (February 12 to March 4) at the gallery of the Victoria Memorial Hall has ... |
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| Tantric-inspired disaster |
| Anglophone theatre circles dare not speak the name of this play, for superstition has it that when they do, all hell breaks loose — from fire in the auditorium to booms cra... |
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| The joke’s on the Tambram |
| In contemporary parlance, Tamil Brahmins are known as Tambrams. Among the Hindu sub-castes, they enjoy the reputation of bein... |
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
— SAMUEL JOHNSON
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