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| Mobility in Calcutta |
| Too many experiments with transport have failed in India |
| Calcutta has some beautiful spaces. The central court of the Oberoi Grand and the atrium of the Taj Bengal come readily to mind. So when I come to Calcutta, I try and spend my time in such welcoming environments, and as little as possible on the stre... |
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| Brave bride |
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Sir — The bold step taken by the 20-year-old bride in Durgapur to protest against dowry deserves ac ... |
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| Over and above |
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Sir — I am not his relative, I am not a follower of his ideology, I never took his interview, and I ... |
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| WITH NO RESPECT |
| The Constitution allows for the nomination of 12 members to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) by the president. It adds the...|
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| HIMALAYAN TEST |
| Girija Prasad Koirala tried different things for nearly 50 years to change society and politics in Nepal. His long and many b...|
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| Tainted honour |
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The list of presidential nominees to the Upper House (announced last week), intended for people celebrated in the realm of ar... | Read.. |
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| No time to dream of the past |
| The recent ‘State-sponsored’ rally of the Left Front government at the Brigade Parade Grounds was impressive. It sounded the bugle for the march to ... |
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| More than just a dumping ground |
| One of the most visibly high-profile and lucrative arms bazaars today happens to be India. The Big Boys of Europe (Russia included) and the United States of America feel happy... |
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What is hell?/ Hell is oneself,/ Hell is alone, the other figures in it/ Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from/ And nothing to escape to./ One is always alone. — T.S. ELIOT
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