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| The ecumenical Marxist |
| A gentle, cultured and utterly civilized human being |
| The great German sociologist, Max Weber, once made an important distinction between universities on the one side and religious seminaries and political parties on the other. Seminaries and parties upheld a particular ideology, and made it mandatory f... |
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Sir — Female foeticide is a common occurrence in Tamil Nadu. Consequently, the men in that state of ... |
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| Cup of joy |
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Sir — The editorial, “In praise of a goal” (June 12), is right in saying that apart from the Olympi ... |
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Sir — The future of West Bengal will be decided by the voters who will cast their votes in 2011.But ... |
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| REINVENTING CALCUTTA |
| There was a time when outsiders debunked Calcutta as a lost city. The city’s very own communists cried foul when Jawaharlal N...|
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| Unknown alphabets |
| The first thing that strikes viewers as they walk into the magnificent (some may find it intimidating) colonial space of the Harrington Street Arts Centre is the manner in whi... |
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| In memory of a master |
| Born in Benaras in 1911, Mushtaq Ali Khan was initiated into the sitar by his illustrious father, Ashiq Ali Khan. He later trained under pioneers like Barkatullah Khan, reinve... |
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| A different vision |
| Nat-ranga’s emergence as a group in the last few years owes much to the dramatic concepts and energy of its young playwright and director, Sohan Bandopadhyay. After its succes... |
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| Lessons from Bhopal |
| Reactions to the verdict on the men involved in the leak of toxic gas from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal have understanda... |
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Think of the long trip home./ Should we have stayed at home and thought of here?/ Where should we be today?/ Is it right to be watching strangers in a play / in this strangest of theatres?
— ELIZABETH BISHOP
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