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| Mission not impossible |
| Britain can draw on its experiences with Iran and advise the US |
| Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have helped to put the “great” back into Great Britain, in Anthony Eden’s memorable words justifying his Suez adventure in 1956. The danger is that this illusion, combined with genuine horror at events in Iran since Mahmoud... |
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| Dress by choice |
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Sir — In the editorial, “Veiled Meanings” (June 25), the effort to portray the wearing of burqa< ... |
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| Food hazard |
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Sir — Based on the data collected by Canadian researchers, G.S. Mudur, in his article, “Fast food j ... |
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| MOMENT OF CHANGE |
| Is something happening after all? This is a question that the weary but stubborn fighters for social change and women’s right...|
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| Straddling different genres on stage |
| I must qualify that Arghya’s director, Manish Mitra, always showed interest in folk theatre, going back to Dakshin Rayer Pala (1999). But the earlier, more superficial,... |
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| Art amidst clutter |
| Some galleries (if they deserve that name) like Idiyas Gallery on Dover Road can give the public very wrong ideas about what a gallery should be like. To begin with... |
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| Technique over emotions |
| Darpani is an established dance institution, where various dance styles are taught under the able guidance of Arnab Bandopadhyay. Its annual programme was held at... |
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| Look back in wonder |
| Shatabdi Ballet troupe presented Aamar Ganer Swaralipi Lekha Robey, a programme to mark the 89th birth-anniversary of Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, at Madhusudan Ma... |
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| Never fear a woman scorned |
| Much has been written and said about the Bharatiya Janata Party’s poor performance in the recent general elections. Its think... |
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I see a schoolboy when I think of him/ With face and nose pressed to a sweet-shop window,/ For certainly he sank into his grave/ His senses and his heart unsatisfied,/ And made — being poor, ailing and ignorant,/ Shut out from all the luxury of the world/ The ill-bred son of a livery stable-keeper — Luxuriant song.
— WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
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