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| Between truths and lies |
| Looking through the colonial camera |
| In an insightful essay entitled “Appearances”, John Berger — described variously as “storyteller, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic” — argues persuasively that the camera does not lie; photographs are made to lie by “elaborate ta... |
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| Siren song |
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Sir — Our appartment is right on the main road. It often happens that late at night, we are woken u ... |
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| No change |
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Sir — Being a frequent flier, I visit the Calcutta airport regularly. Nowadays, I have accepted it ... |
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| Dumb date |
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Sir — The supposedly magical date, 11.11.11, has come and gone. What change has come about in peopl ... |
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| THE DIRTY TRUTH |
| Jairam Ramesh, the rural development minister, does not like mincing his words. However, his sharp observations are not neces...|
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‘Yes, I have a pair of eyes,’ replied Sam, ‘and that’s just it. If they wos a pair o’ patent double million magnifyin’ gas microscopes of hextra power, p’raps I might be able to see through a flight of stairs and a deal door; but bein’ only eyes, you see my wision’s limited.’
— CHARLES DICKENS
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