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| Graffiti and the EC |
| It has to be asked if arbitrary controls strengthen democracy |
| Graffito, singular: writing on wall; plural, graffiti. Man has been urged through the ages to read the writing on the wall. Graffiti have thus emerged as an integral part of human civilization. The art of graffiti was there in Greek and Roman times, ... |
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Sir ? Ramachandra Guha, in his article, ?Calling it quits?(April 1), has missed the crucial point ? ... |
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Sir ? The frontpage report, ?CM works on Mission Smart? (April 23), eulogizes the West Bengal chief ... |
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Sir ? The report, ?Malaria botch rap on World Bank?(April 26), lambasts the government of India mor ... |
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| POLL PAX |
| An event becomes a non-event. The absence of a problem poses a problem. Nothing happened on election day in Calcutta. People ...|
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| THIRD TIME |
| If there is a method in madness, Egypt needs to discover it quickly. The coordinated blasts in Dahab, another of Egypt?s tour...|
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Every crisis in India is followed by the instituting of a ?panel? comprising retired men and women who once served in governm... | Read.. |
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This is not the age of pamphleteers. It is the age of engineers. The spark-gap is mightier than the pen. Democracy will not be salvaged by men who talk fluently, debate forcefully and quote aptly.
? LAMBERT HOGBEN
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| Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny By Amartya Sen, Viking,... |
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