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| Time to make a start |
| Thirteen ways to cleanse the system |
| In an article published 50 years ago, the great Indian democrat, Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, deplored “the unconscionable and grievous expenditure on elections, which gives overwhelming advantage to money-power.” Rajaji argued that “elections now a... |
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| Narrow outlook |
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Sir — Bal Thackeray’s criticism of Sachin Tendulkar for his “Mumbai belongs to India” comment was i ... |
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| Pure magic |
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Sir — Alex Ferguson’s dream of giving a fitting reply to the Catalans — Barcelona had defeated Manc ... |
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| Need help |
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Sir — The number of beggars continues to rise in every city. They may be social a menace, but we mu ... |
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| UNCOMMON READER |
| Great writers are remembered by their table talk among other things. Henry James attained immortality for his ability to chur...|
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| Life’s invisible little ironies |
| Irony and argument seem to set the tone for CIMA’s summer show, though emotion isn’t absent. Romanticism — whether pensive or playful — endures, while angst surfaces in two ar... |
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| In search of a new dialogue |
| Various experiments and innovations have been going on in the arena of classical dance. Each dance form has a rich technique and strict format, designed by great masters, but ... |
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| Disturbing sameness |
| When Rabindranath Tagore attempted to liberate dance from the straitjacket of classical expression and facilitated the creation of India’s first avant garde ‘modern dance’, so... |
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| Sunset and evening star |
| When I read the prophecy of the 90-year-old pastor, Harold Camping, that the world would come to an end at 6 pm on Saturday, ... |
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Yet, across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.
— HERBERT GEORGE WELLS
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