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| A woman of substance |
| Remembering Ahilya Rangnekar |
| Reading about the death of the veteran activist, Ahilya Rangnekar, in Mumbai last month conjured up several scenes of history — to do with an individual life, but also with reference to the freedom struggle, the growth of workers’ and women’s movemen... |
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| Too good to be true |
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Sir — The results of this year’s Indian School Certificate examinations were revealing. It was ast ... |
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| Lost the touch |
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Sir — The Communist Party of India (Marxist) state committee meeting seemed to have ended inconclus ... |
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| When healing hurts |
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Sir — Instances of medical “negligence” in Indian hospitals and nursing homes have become a routine ... |
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| FALL OF INNOCENCE |
| Time should stand still in comic strips. Age should not bring wrinkles on the face of Modesty Blaise nor senility impair the ...|
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Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,/ There never was a Cat of such/ deceitfulness and suavity./ He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare:/ At whatever time the deed took/ place — Macavity wasn’t there!/ And they say that all the Cats whose/ wicked deeds are widely known/...Are nothing more than agents for the/ Cat who all the time/ Just controls their operations: the/ Napoleon of Crime — T.S. ELIOT
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