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| For maximum gain |
| A language that is all things to all men and women |
| It’s not just the British and Americans who are divided by a common language. Linguistic chasms also extend along India’s faultlines of class and culture, explaining why the word “maximum” appears to be a sticking point in the argument over Singur. ... |
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| Raising a stink |
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Sir — Delhi is now safe, or so claim the police after they hung all the city’s garbage bins upside ... |
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Sir — There is room for improvement for Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited’s broadband connection. VSNL, ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — Religious bigotry is almost endemic in India. As a Hindu, I deplore the violence that is ... |
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| GLOOM IS TIME TO PONDER |
| The front page of The Telegraph yesterday gave a very good indication of West Bengal’s present and future. One item to...|
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| Tagore remembered and forgotten |
| For its third edition, after inaugurating its annual Rabindra Utsav in 2006, Happenings continued the policy adopted last year in opening out the festival to arts other than ... |
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| From promise to puzzlement |
| “Something Old — Piano Classics, by Alistair Braganza,” said the caption to the first part of the programme on August 30 at the Calcutta School of Music, featuring the debut ... |
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| Lined with surprise |
| Prabir Sen has of late been participating in exhibitions where his paintings have been displayed. But he has, for years, been known as an illustrator, and for good reason too.... |
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Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practised at spare moments; it is a whole-time job.
— W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
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