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| General elections and the Election of the Generals |
| In the late 1990s, I had the privilege of sharing a platform in Berkeley with a gifted Indonesian activist named George Aditjondro. He was then stateless, living as a refugee, having been exiled from his homeland because of his participation in socia... |
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| Dangerous drive |
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Sir Calcutta Police had made the wearing of helmets compulsory a little over two decades ago. The ... |
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| Such a shame |
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Sir There has been a sharp rise in the number of rape cases in different parts of India in recent ... |
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| Sorry state |
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Sir I would like to reveal the condition of the railways in our country. India has been developin ... |
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| THE MAN WHO STAYS AWAY |
| Absence is sometimes a presence. The former chief minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, chose not to attend the p...|
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| The miracle of being alive |
| Imagine a routine medical checkup pronouncing an imminent fatality. Its shock would be as traumatic as the unexpected reprieve that reportedly made Dostoevsky faint at the fir... |
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| Bound by an enduring love |
| Geetgovind, Bhanusingher Padabali and the Manipuri dance form share certain common elements. All three speak of the love that bound Radha and Krishna. Geetgov... |
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| When stars descended on earth |
| It was a star-studded evening. Saat Dashak, Tobu Basanta celebrated the 70th birth anniversary of Pandit Manas Chakraborty at Science City Auditorium on March 31. The p... |
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| Circles and squares |
| Geeti Sen is currently the director of the Indian Cultural Centre in Kathmandu. She specializes in modern Indian art and has ... |
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That was the thing. You never got used to it, the idea of someone being gone. Just when you think its reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you, and it just hits you all over again, that shocking.
SARAH DESSEN
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