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| A dream worth recalling |
| Using information technology for national transformation |
| Just two months ago, Lal K. Advani had entertained hopes of becoming prime minister. It was not just the seat he had prepared for; he also had an ambition of building a greater India — sorry, Bharat. Hindutva was not all there was to it. He had got h... |
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Sir— News of a delayed monsoon and below-normal rainfall this year in India is troubling for all of ... |
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| Blighted image |
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Sir — I am 78 years old. Today, I sent my man to lodge a complaint with the Calcutta Municipal Cor ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — In the report, “Party and govt in need of cure”, under the subhead, “Wanted: a makeover for ... |
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| NOT TA TA |
| The Tatas are not particularly renowned for luck or success; there were decades of socialism when they hung on by their teeth...|
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| SHARED SPOILS |
| If you are looking at something very old and beautiful in a museum, the chances are that it should rightly have been somewher...|
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| Patience wears thin |
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Why is every interesting idea that has been executed successfully in other parts of the world immediately strangled and suffo... | Read.. |
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| The king is in trouble |
| Let us begin with the basics of civil aviation. It is an industry which is capital intensive, fuel intensive and labour intensive. It is a glamorous and high profile service i... |
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| Historical ironies and inequalities |
| History repeats itself, at times a little more cruelly. In June 1998, Ashok Leyland had shut down its factory for the first time in 50 years to avoid overproduction. Twenty ye... |
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A foggy day in London Town / Had me low and had me down. / I viewed the morning with alarm, / The British Museum had lost its charm. / How long, I wondered, could this thing last?
— IRA GERSHWIN
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