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| Shock and awe |
| Does the truce over Harbhajan signal the end of sledging? |
| The two greatest Test series India has played in recent times have been against Australia, 2001 at home and 2008, Down Under. There’s a curious symmetry in these two contests: India won the first one, 2-1 and lost the second one 1-2. Harbhajan was th... |
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| Powerless in Gaza |
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Sir — The glimpse of Gaza City in candle-lit darkness is pitiable (“Back to the wall”, Jan 25). The ... |
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| Fast track |
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Sir — S.L. Rao’s article, “Nano and after” (Jan 28), is both enlightening and lucid. Once the Nano ... |
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| FAIRS ARE UNFAIR |
| There is a battle on, and it is not against books and book-lovers. This is where most critics of the high court verdict stopp...|
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| STILL AT WAR |
| Giving anarchy another name does not amount to doing much about it. So the violence in Kenya remains out of control, even as ...|
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| For A Slice Of The Sea |
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If a navy operates in the high seas, it is termed a ‘call of duty’, but if it were to host the naval chiefs of 31 nations, it... | Read.. |
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| Winner takes nought |
| In a college library in the city, a young man’s face contorts as he looks at some graphs on his computer screen. A moment later, the librarian walks up and admonishes him, say... |
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| Street of noisy numbers |
| After the minibus disgorged me at the intimidating crossing near the Writers’ Buildings, I walked up to the traffic constable and asked him what the shortest walk to the Calcu... |
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Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to kindness and wisdom we make promises only; pain we obey.
— MARCEL PROUST
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