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| Reading a necessary book |
| A fresh look at Churchill and the Bengal Famine |
| As a regular attendee of literary festivals, I have to confess that I sometimes tire of hearing (and sometimes spouting) glorifications of The Book. What can’t The Book do? It can melt national boundaries, heal racial divisions, illuminate the lives ... |
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| Sort it out |
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Sir — It was amusing to see The Telegraph contradicting itself in its reports on the Eden Ga ... |
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| Memory lane |
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Sir — The year was 1955 — I was a student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The win ... |
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| Long journey |
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Sir — Those who use M.G. Road, connecting Thakurpukur with Tollygunge, have to face untold horrors ... |
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| TRIUMPH OF THE PEOPLE |
| An 18-day-old, relatively peaceful people’s revolution managed to topple a 30-year-old dictatorial regime in Egypt. History h...|
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One kiss, my bonny sweetheart; I’m after a prize tonight,/ But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light./ Yet if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day,/ Then look for me by moonlight,/ Watch for me by moonlight,/ I’ll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way.
— ALFRED NOYES
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