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| Ways of the Orientals |
| Afghanistan can do without judgmental intrusiveness |
| Ploughing through the voluminous memoirs and travelogues of intrepid Victorian imperialists has long ceased to be fashionable for today’s policy- makers. Yet, even as the civilized world shudders at the very thought of a reinvigorated taliban gainin... |
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| Harsh lessons |
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Sir — It was disheartening to read about the ways in which students get abused by their teachers (“ ... |
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| Clarification |
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here was a piece of botched chronology in my article, “With the severe master” (Aug 5). J.M. Coetzee ... |
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| BREAK AWAY |
| Leftists everywhere have a history of struggling against their past. The problem for Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is somewhat more...|
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| LONGINGS LIST |
| The idea of the Commonwealth — that largely irrelevant afterlife of the Empire — rises from its cold ashes every now and then...|
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| Old Habits die hard |
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I often wonder why every single discussion about the Congress party and its future revolves around whether Rahul Gandhi is go... | Read.. |
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The troubles of our proud and angry dust/ Are from eternity, and shall not fail./ Bear them we can, and if we can we must./ Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale. — A.E. HOUSMAN
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