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| The industrial strategy |
| Developments in West Bengal |
| I see that our rajyapal, my friend Gopal Gandhi, told the graduating students of Jadavpur University, at its 52nd convocation on December 24, “Students who pass from this university should have a clarity of mind so that they speak lucidly an... |
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| Money for marriage |
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Sir — I had paid Rs 500 for a three-month “silver” membership of a matrimonial website on the inter ... |
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| Hungry to bed |
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Sir — Breaking an egg into two to feed two children cannot possibly be a way of tailoring diet acco ... |
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| Wishes few |
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Sir — One feels sad to learn about the low turnout of political bigwigs to greet the former prime m ... |
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| SIGN OF DEATH |
| A political assassination, it has been famously remarked by the social analyst, Ashis Nandy, is a joint communiqué. It is alw...|
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| The truth about deception |
| Heavyweights ruled the roost last weekend at Nandikar’s National Theatre Festival. It was heartening to see the National School of Drama Repertory Company doing some relativel... |
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| Funny figures in bronze |
| Bronze is associated with classical sculpture. Think of the equestrian statues of the great and good of the raj that once stood at various important points in central C... |
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| Groomed to perfection |
| Dance workshops are a rage these days. Most of them are organized under the tutelage of renowned dancers and gurus, and provide young dancers with a wonderful opportuni... |
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| Once upon a time in Jhansi |
| Some years ago I spent two days and nights at Orchha in Madhya Pradesh. It is a small town with a fort-palace complex beside ... |
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In 16th-century Italy there lived Lodovico Gonzaga, a 16-year old seminarist who was very fond of playing ball. Once a priest passing by wondered if for a priest, the youth was too keen on his pursuit and asked him: ‘What would you do if you learned that in half an hour the end of the world was coming?’ Lodovico replied: ‘I’d play on.’ According to the Russian thinker Georgy Fedotov, the importance of culture lies in precisely that: we go on playing ball on the verge of Doomsday. — Vladimir Barsky
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