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| Indifference of big men |
| Justice is less important than holding on to power |
| I am presently embarked on an exercise that is both utterly exhausting as well as truly educative — the reading, line by line, of every volume of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. After several weeks of dogged work I have completed Volume... |
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Sir — Talks, seminars and conferences on Kashmir are not only a waste of time but also futile exerc ... |
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Sir — The economy of the United States of America went downhill, and this had adverse effects on po ... |
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Sir — The report, “Donation boys batter ASP” (Feb 7), cannot be taken lightly. The practice of sto ... |
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| SISTERS IN ARMS |
| Helen of Troy launched a thousand ships. But Lysistrata, the femme fatale at the centre of the eponymous comedy by the...|
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| Limit experiences |
| “Timor mortis conturbat me”, confessed William Dunbar, the Scottish poet, in the late Middle Ages, echoing a feeling that was ubiquitous among poets of his time — “The ... |
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| A bit confusing |
| Arghya, continuing its laudable internalizing and integration of traditional performing arts, crystallized in Bharatkatha in 2009 by employing Chhau, Pandavani and Jhum... |
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| As smart as a bandbox |
| Prisms excite artists because of their geometric shape and their ability to refract light, breaking it into its constituent spectral colours, that is, the colours of the rainb... |
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| Banjos, ladders and saints |
| As I come closer to the end of my days, I am experiencing a strange phenomenon — I recall the bawdy songs I used to sing in m... |
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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. — LEONARDO DA VINCI
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