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| HOLIDAY WEEKS |
| Reflections before a picnic on the beach |
| I was asked recently if I had known Lord Deedes, who died last week aged 94. Sadly the answer was no, I would have liked to. His obituaries presented a remarkable portrait of a man both personally engaging and also fully engaged with life and people ... |
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| Eyes spy |
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Sir— Passing fatwas or diktats on women’s dressing is yet another attempt to restrict ... |
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| Women of substance |
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Sir— Ashok Mitra should be thanked for reminding us of the political era that was graced by the cha ... |
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| An appeal |
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Sir — Mohammed Ekram, 18, has a defective heart valve. He is in need of immediate surgery. The surg ... |
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| IT HOPES TO TURN |
| It is not unknown for a political party to make a 180-degree turn to meet an altered context. What L.K. Advani is trying to d...|
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| CONTROL DAMAGE |
| The world around them may be changing fast, but Bengal’s politicians, especially the leftists, would try to cling to their mu...|
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| Too Much Mischief |
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Last week’s firestorm over a comment by the Indian ambassador to the US had a laughable predictability to it. Our honourable ... | Read.. |
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.
— E.F. SCHUMACHER
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