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| A question of status |
| Quantity cannot be quality in higher education |
| There is a new excitement in the air concerning higher education. It has been decided by the powers that be, warmly supported by the academic community, that turning selected colleges into universities will open the gates to a Valhalla of knowledge. ... |
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| Hornets’ nest |
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Sir — In “The split reality” (Nov 20), Ashok Mitra brings to the fore what is already well known — ... |
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| LONG WAIT |
| Bangladesh’s national memory has always had two deep wounds — the genocide suffered during its liberation war and the assassi...|
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| DIRTILY YOURS |
| The idea of a Nobel Prize for filth — awarded for the advancement of disgust, rather than peace, literature or physics — wou...|
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| In the Rogues’ Gallery |
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The cold has started to set in, and rumour has it that because of changes in climate patterns, Delhi will witness an unpreced... | Read.. |
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| Why the pulse rate is so high |
| One of the stories of Sherlock Holmes narrates an incident in which a racehorse was stolen while a dog was on guard and the stable door remained locked. Holmes wondered, “Wh... |
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| With a bit of help from the sky |
| India has used its air force’s firepower in conjunction with the army with telling, if not decisive, effect in the past. The serious situations, bordering on armed revolt, inc... |
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Women who have had no lovers, or having had one, two or three, have not found a husband, have perhaps rather had a miss than a loss, as men go.
— SAMUEL RICHARDSON
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