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| At a stately pace |
| A bountiful harvest this year will be useful for India |
| As I write this with the bright lights of Diwali just a couple of days away, the world seems very gloomy indeed with the Sensex nose-diving more than 10 per cent on Friday, October 24. It has now sunk to a five-year low. And the Sensex may have plun... |
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| Doomsday in market |
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Sir — Ashok Mitra has clearly been driven by his prejudice towards Western capitalism in his analys ... |
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| RISK FACTORS |
| Investment, John Maynard Keynes memorably said, is an act of faith. This confidence to put one’s money in a business venture ...|
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| ANOTHER WORLD |
| It’s just as well that India has sent something to the moon, and that Mars is being scrutinized for water, for in little more...|
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| Red salute to the worker |
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In a country cynical after it discovered that baby milk powder is adulterated with the knowledge of the authorities, some ray... | Read.. |
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| In the middle of nowhere |
| The demand for a separate state is being heard loudly again all over the Darjeeling hills for more than a year now. But the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, the party at the forefront ... |
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| More than just a style statement |
| The first time I saw the television footage of young men and women wearing daura sural and choubandi farayi milling about the Mall, I mistook Darjeeling for a re... |
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A precious — mouldering pleasure — tis’— / To meet an Antique Book — /In just the Dress his Century wore — / A privilege — I think.
— EMILY DICKINSON
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