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| A silk saree and a 3 am call |
| She came up the hard way in the dog-eat-dog world of Indian politics. In this extract from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s memoirs, she remembers two men who helped and supported her — Gandhian and former chief minister of Bengal P.C. Sen, and Rajiv Gandhi, who encouraged her every move |
| There were others who helped me out, quietly, behind my back, and often without my knowledge, but none more tirelessly than Prafullada (Prafulla Chandra Sen, former chief minister of West Bengal). After leading a nearly ascetic life, he took u... |
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| Turban tales |
| In 1973, a 55-year-old turbaned Sikh from Manchester bought himself a moped. Not that Giani Sundar Singh Sagar had got a sudd
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| Tribe and tribulations |
| Beads of sweat roll down his taut dark neck as the 20-year-old man sharpens a piece of iron with a stone to make an arrow fo
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| A passion for museums |
| The venue and the time for the meeting have been changed twice. I have been asked to arrive ahead of time. I walk in with som
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| Of healing and gajar halwa |
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| Dyou believe in faith healing? Tough question to give an honest answer to. When Rati Agnihotri called up and asked me poi
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