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| Illusion of an epoch |
| Victor Kiernan (1913-2009): historian and India’s friend |
| The death of Victor Kiernan at the age of 95 a few days ago probably represents the passing of an era. This is not because he lived well beyond the biblical three score and ten, but because he was among the few survivors from a group of intellectuals... |
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| In all unfairness |
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Sir — Political parties are just like beauty products. Both claim that they have the best effect on ... |
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| Freedom under fire |
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Sir — I am a 22-year-old girl. I don’t take alcohol and I don’t wear revealing clothes. But I canno ... |
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| Worthy cause |
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Sir — The Maharashtra government is reported to have set up a high-powered committee to speed up va ... |
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| KNOCK ON THE RIGHT DOOR |
| It does not cost much to appear concerned. The problem is to act on it. The West Bengal government is obviously concerned abo...|
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The love of our neighbour is the only door out of the dungeon of self, where we mope and mow, striking sparks, and rubbing phosphorescence out of the walls, and blowing our own breath in our own nostrils, instead of issuing to the fair sunlight of God, the sweet winds of the universe.
— GEORGE MACDONALD
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