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| A wish list revisited |
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In an essay published just before the general elections of 2009, I had argued that for Indian democracy to become more focused and effective, four things needed to happen... | Read.. |
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| Sound and fury |
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Sir — Diwali is considered to be a festival of lights. However, it has been turned into a festiv ... |
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| Steep slide |
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Sir — In “Changed conditions” (Nov 14), Ashok Sanjay Guha has made a very interesting analysis of t ... |
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| Too popular |
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Sir — It may sound cynical but it is true that a film festival of international standard is not mea ... |
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| Erratum |
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In the article, “Someone, if not something, to believe in” (Nov 15), it was mentioned that “Henry V ... |
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Writers, not just spies, also come in from the cold. John le Carré and Salman Rushdie decided that the Berlin Wall that they ... | Read..
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| Moved by moonshine |
| Expectation is a tenacious animal. But reality is, just as doggedly, a reminder. Each year, over the past few years, one goes to the international Jazz Festival in Calcutta, h... |
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| Old vision |
| The 48th annual exhibition of Calcutta Painters (November 2-8) at the Academy of Fine Arts conformed so closely to one’s expectations that it left one wondering if this was a ... |
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| A choral concert |
| It is quite marvellous that at the first hint of winter in Calcutta, 84 students of St Paul’s School in Darjeeling, the school’s administrator, Reverend Joy Halder, the choir... |
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| An important neighbour |
| Myanmar, geographically the closest Southeast Asian country, has a high priority in India’s regional policies. It is a bridge... |
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The Birds they sang/ at the break of day/ Start again,/ I heard them say,/ Don’t dwell on what/ has passed away/ or what is yet to be./ Ah the wars they will/ be fought again/ The holy dove/ She will be caught again/ bought and sold/ and bought again;/ the dove is never free./ Ring the bells that still can ring/ Forget your perfect offering./ There is a crack in everything./ That’s how the light gets in.
— LEONARD COHEN
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