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| The chancellors’ vice |
| The debasement of learning in Indian higher education |
| Some months ago, a news item in the Bangalore edition of a national paper carried this headline, “Three shortlisted for Mysore varsity post”. Since I am a former academic, and have known many past graduates and teachers of Mysore University, I read o... |
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| Old and irrelevant |
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Sir — If two individuals want to live together, religion, in that case, has no place in the scheme ... |
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| Sound check |
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Sir — Thanks to almost everyone owning a two-wheeler, and a rapid increase in the number of three-w ... |
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| TAKING THE POPULAR TRAIN |
| The Indian Railways is not a charity organization. On the contrary, it is one of the few publicly-owned rail systems in the w...|
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| Shadowing Ray |
| A feeling of confusion is always part of the experience of viewing films about the making of films — think of Truffaut’s Day for Night. This enjoyable bewilderment of n... |
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| An evening of variety and convergence |
| Rajrupa Chowdhury (née Sen), who was featured in a recital at the Calcutta School of Music’s Sandre Hall on the evening of June 28, is a young sarod player who had draw... |
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| With or without a theme |
| Rabindrasangeet performances in the post-copyright era have been dominated by themes. Sometimes the thematic stringing of songs (usually accompanied by readings) provides new ... |
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| First among equals |
| From the scorching Melbourne summer to the ebullient Parisian spring, from the hallowed lawns of Wimbledon to the unyielding ... |
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I wouldn’t put it past God to arrange a virgin birth if he waned to, but I very much doubt if he would — because it seems contrary to the way in which he deals with persons and brings his wonders out of natural personal relationships.
— DAVID JENKINS
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