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| Standardized testing and the question of academic freedom |
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One sign of the backwardness of educational policy in West Bengal is that, faced with very real problems of lack of faculty and infrastructure, scarcity of access to books, journals and laboratories, uneven teaching and .... | Read.. |
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| Lost leader |
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Sir — With the demise of Bal Thackeray, the Right-wing forces have lost an eloquent and fearless le ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — The news item, “Future jurists lose Suva wisdom” (Nov 17), says inter alia that the We ... |
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It is a facile assumption, harking back to Metternich perhaps, that foreign policy should always be based on self-interest. T... | Read..
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Politicians rarely look beyond the next vote. But what they ignore or connive at in their pursuit of electoral gains often se... | Read..
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| Perched on the edge |
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Bal Thackeray has passed away, and the city of Mumbai has taken to the streets to mourn a man who segregated Maratha ‘pride’ ... | Read.. |
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| Stranger, thy name is solitude |
| The first mobile phone I ever owned looked like a delightful little toy. It was minuscule and white, with blue buttons and a tiny blue screen. Phone calls and text messages we... |
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| Cupid is dead: long live the Android |
| Till only a few years ago, a common friend would often play cupid and help bring together two people in love. Cut to today’s date and all one needs is the latest software appl... |
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| Beyond friends |
| One of the most popular social networking sites decided that it was just not informative enough without unravelling your life online, starting with your birth. The “Tim... |
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You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant. — HARLAN ELLISON
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