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| The honest leftist |
| K. Balagopal was the conscience of Andhra society |
| In a recent lecture, delivered in Mumbai in memory of Nani Palkhivala, the home minister, P. Chidambaram, attacked “left-leaning intellectuals” and “human rights groups”, who, in his view, “plead the naxalite cause ignoring the violence unleashed by ... |
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| Road risks |
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Sir — As the article, “Death rides the roads” (Nov 1), suggests, deaths due to road accident are gr ... |
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| All work |
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Sir — An applicant with some experience is generally given preference in a job. Should the same rul ... |
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| FEARLESSLY GALLIC |
| A short, plucky, and notoriously choleric Frenchman, who celebrates all things French and fiercely protects his country from ...|
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| Beauty in another time |
| Calcutta Painters is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a huge exhibition titled An exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures on the occasion of 45th anniversary 1964-200... |
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| A welcome change from the ordinary |
| On October 31, the Calcutta School of Music presented Berenice Da Gama Rose and Neecia Majolly in a concert at the Sandré Hall. Majolly is well known for surprising her audien... |
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| The enigma of unfathomable forces |
| Non-representational art, resistant to easy recall and reading as it is, hasn’t quite become viewer-friendly and remains on the fringes of the art market. In public perceptio... |
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| An ancient brotherhood |
| I was not aware that Sikhs had any historical connection with the Jains. Their religions have very little in common. Jainism ... |
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For insight into human affairs I turn to stories and poems rather than to sociology. This is the result of my upbringing and background. I am not able to make use of the wisdom of the sociologists because I do not speak their language.
— JOHN FREEMAN DYSON
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