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| Gujarat then and now |
| To defeat a narrow vision |
| In a large sculptural work from 2011 titled Weathervane, the artist, Gulammohammed Sheikh makes a set of signs, all pointing in different directions, all inscribed with images and slogans that ought to have converged but somehow tend instead t... |
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| Ray of hope |
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Sir — Turning the pages of newspapers has become a nightmare these days. All that one comes across ... |
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| Different nature |
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Sir — The article, “India’s prejudice, India’s pride” (Feb 24), shocked and surprised me. It is unb ... |
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| Museum pieces |
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Sir — My recent visit to the Alipore zoo left me appalled. The animals could not have been in a poo ... |
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| NGO CONCERNS |
| Events would suggest that some non-governmental organizations are under the scanner of the State. The prime minister, Manmoha...|
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| BACK TO BASICS |
| Whose forests are they, anyway? Those who live inside forests never had to ask this question until recently. They knew that t...|
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| A few burning issues remain |
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Now jilted lovers in China too have started setting girls who reject them on fire. The first incident took place six months b... | Read.. |
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| Those who draw the ugly line |
| On being asked to comment on the woman who was assaulted and raped by one of the men who had given her a lift from a nightclub on Park Street, Madan Mitra, the state sports mi... |
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| Putting a ring on it |
| It is a truth universally acknowledged that marriage is like garlic to a vampire. Evil will melt away and your sins will be forgiven. All your decisions will be rationalized i... |
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| Reluctant saviours |
| A girl having a cup of tea alone at Rabindra Sadan at around 8 pm is approached by a young man, who first tries to befriend her, and when she refuses his offer, grabs her hand... |
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The home, now only mine, should be/ The both of ours. In time, it will be,/ I have wished. So far, that’s done/ No good. — LAWRENCE BECK
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