1. Race for President to change PM?

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    Sometime in May, when this important ally of the Congress in the UPA was called by Sonia Gandhi for discussions on the Presidential election, he decided to be candid. “Ma’m, we will support whoever you decide to nominate for the President. But I have a request to make. Please change...
  2. Aaj India bandh hai, kal aana

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    Raj Thackeray is a reformed man. He is not taking part in the Bharat Bandh today. “Holding a bandh has become an old weapon. It is better if some thought is put into finding solutions,” he said. This is good news. For Raj’s absence would mean hopefully lesser number of...
  3. Gujarat vs Bengal is now Big B vs SRK

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    Gujarat and Bengal are not just on opposite sides of India, they are a study in contrasts. If Gujarat is business friendly, Bengal is anything but business friendly. Gujarat not only believes in the philosophy of economic right, it is known to be on the religious right also. Bengal has...
  4. This winter, don’t apply Boroplus

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    By G Mohan Yesterday, we woke up to watch on television the terrible fire tragedy at an upmarket hospital in Kolkata. Having lived very close to the AMRI hospital in South Kolkata, the connection to the tragedy was a little more for me than the usual. Though no one I...
  5. Kishenji will call no more

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    By T S Sudhir Sometime in 2009, I got a call from a man who identified himself as Pradeep. “Pehchana nahin kya Sir, main Pradeep bol raha hoon,” he insisted with familiarity. I couldn’t place him. Finally he said, “Main Kishenji bol raha hoon,” and I exclaimed, “To aise boliye...
  6. Cholbe Na ! Cholbe Na !

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    By G Mohan   An ‘All-party’ meeting was held at the Writer’s building, Kolkata to discuss the change of name of West Bengal state. Bappi Bose who serves tea in the conference room recounted the happenings of the 90-minute meeting to his friend Mintu Mandal at an adda session yesterday...

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