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| Begums of Bhopal |
| Saris and a scabbard |
| In the 19th century, the long-drawn-out process of being photographed in the growing number of studios provided plenty of time to decide on how a sari should be draped and a hand be positioned. Though tiring, the photographic ‘encounter’ had t... |
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| Paradise lost |
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Sir — The continuing strikes in Darjeeling have ruined the tourism industry there (“Tourists strand ... |
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| True legend |
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Sir — Rabindranath Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary was celebrated all over West Bengal on May 9 ( ... |
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| Be responsible |
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Sir — It is annoying to see how government employees function in India. They perform their duties a ... |
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| STATE AND PARTY LINES |
| There is an elementary distinction between running a government and leading a political party. This difference is often overl...|
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Times have changed since a certain author was executed for murdering his publisher. They say that when the author was on the scaffold he said goodbye to the minister and to the reporters, and then he saw some publishers sitting in the front row below, and to them he did not say goodbye. He said instead, ‘I’ll see you later.’ — J.M. BARRIE
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