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| With a past to honour |
| The Congress in history and theory |
| Some months ago, I found myself in a panel discussion with three politicians — a Congress member of parliament, a Bharatiya Janata Party MP and the president of one of the smaller regional parties. In the course of the conversation, I found reason to... |
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| Cut out the excess |
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Sir — These days, political parties are targeting the electronic media for publicity. It is not goo ... |
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| Rolling on |
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Sir — A decade ago, when Lalu Prasad was the chief minister of Bihar, he announced in a public rall ... |
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| Act fast |
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Sir — The number of cars on Guwahati’s streets has increased exponentially in the last few years, l ... |
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| SHADOWS OF A CARNIVAL |
| It has become conventional wisdom to describe general elections in India as a national carnival. There is no doubt that some ...|
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| The thorns of life |
| One gets a sense of déjà vu on seeing Chandana Hore’s recent paintings with their thick layers of paint like dollops of cream on the surface of especially rich cake, br... |
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| Beethoven to Bollywood |
| Described as one of the leading Israeli musicians of his generation, Gil Shohat is an acclaimed composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist. He was in Calcutta on March 12 to pl... |
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| Humour in spirit |
| Club theatre normally flaunts such dismal histrionics and uneducated choice of texts that it deserves ... |
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| A newly minted identity |
| The terrorist attack on the police academy in the outskirts of Lahore that took a heavy toll on life once again got me asking... |
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I went out to Charing Cross to see Major-Generall Harrison hanged, drawn and quartered... he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition... Thus it was my chance to see the King beheaded at Whitehall and to see the first blood shed in revenge for the blood of the King at Charing Cross.
— SAMUEL PEPYS
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