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| Surf, sand and courtyards |
| Madras never forgot the fundamentals of Carnatic culture |
| On December 21, 2006, Chennai Port — earlier known as Madras Harbour — celebrated the 125th year of its existence. The history of Madras, of course, is much older — the city commemorated its 350th anniversary in 1989. On St. George’s Day — April 23, ... |
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Sir — Manmohan Singh had described the Maoists as the biggest security threat facing India. The la ... |
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Sir — The report, “Women not well in Bengal” (March 5), deserved a place in the front page. In the ... |
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| THE COOKIE CRUMBLES |
| The last post was sounded on Friday to signal the end of India’s participation in the 2007 World Cup. Die-hard optimists will...|
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History has to use second-hand timber when she builds a new edifice — like those awkward post-war chickenhouses people build out bits of army huts and old ammo-boxes, with ‘W.D.’ stamped all over them and costly enigmatical fittings too much trouble to unscrew.
— RICHARD HUGHES
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