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| Lines of difference |
| The Bhuttos don’t resemble the dynasty Nehru founded |
| The news channels were crowded with talk of dynastic politics and its dangers after Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the obvious comparisons with the Nehru/Gandhi dynasty were drawn. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and now Benazir... |
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| Glory days |
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| FIRST SIGNS |
| Regimes are most vulnerable when they try to bring about big changes. The by-election to the Balagarh assembly constituency d...|
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| DEADLY WIN |
| Something must have gone terribly wrong with a democracy in which an election turns into a humanitarian disaster. Kenya’s pre...|
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| More cash for the crop |
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“Stagflation” is a term coined by economists to describe the coexistence of recession (or stagnation) and inflation in an eco... | Read.. |
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| In the spell of words |
| Sauntering by the lakes on a winter evening, a pair of octogenarians were chanced upon, giving careful consideration to the relative merits and demerits of the walking stick. ... |
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| Riding into an early sunset |
| Calcutta, 1932. The debonair Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur, one of India’s finest polo players, was in the city to play the season. He met Indira Devi of Cooch Behar at a party... |
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A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening. — KENNETH TYNAN
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