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| Merchant of victory |
| Modi-baiters have made him into a national phenomenon |
| On December 23, Narendra Modi led the Bharatiya Janata Party to its fourth consecutive victory in Gujarat. Modi was, of course, the main victor since the poll was more akin to a referendum than an election of 182 members of Parliament. However, the C... |
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| Far from home |
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Sir — The former Bengal chief minister, Jyoti Basu, has welcomed Taslima Nasreen back to Calcutta, ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — As a practising Hindu, associated with several major temples and other religious bodies, I fe ... |
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| INTO THE VOID |
| Violence killed Benazir Bhutto. It also seriously maimed the prospect of democracy in Pakistan. It seemed to be Bhutto’s neme...|
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| WRONG SPIRIT |
| It is unlikely that Orissa has forgotten the horrific incident eight years ago that secured its place on the hatred map of In...|
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| Worth a few risks |
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Narendra Modi has been sworn in as chief minister for the third time, and, next time round, it will be the Bharatiya Janata P... | Read.. |
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There is only one difference between dictatorship and democracy. In democracy, you vote and then take orders; in dictatorship you don’t waste time voting. — CHARLES BUKOWSKI
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| Neither here nor there |
| Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare left me feeling baffled. I could not quite understand the point of the book that seemed little more... |
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| Growing over the years |
| There is no Marwari in Rajasthan. Outside Rajasthan, the term ‘Marwari’ signifies a business community of the Rajasthani diaspora ... |
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