On the middle class
Harish Khare’s article “The conceit of the anti-democrat” (May 21) was...
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Sino-Indian relations
The Hindu has rightly underlined the urgency to push forward the process of negotiations between India and China on the border issue (“»
Firm handshake
On reading the article “A handshake across the Himalayas” (May 20) by...
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A matter of right
This refers to report “Where protectors couldn’t transcend gend...
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IPL scandal
The spot-fixing scandal involving S. Sreesanth and his teammates in Rajasthan Royals has brought into the open the huge corruption prevailing in the Indian Premier League matches. IPL shou...
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RECENT LETTERS
May 21, 2013
Texting trouble
“Cellular language” — global society’s latest “communicable disease” — has sparked a debate over the frequent use of un-pristine English, affecting scholastic advancement. Thanks to the wo...
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May 20, 2013
State of cricket
BCCI president N. Srinivasan, who also runs a company that owns an IPL team, has said the Board will follow the rulebook before handing down punishment to S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and A...
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May 18, 2013
IPL in a spot
I am one of those millions of Indians who love cricket and who even played some club and office-level tournaments out of sheer love for the game. But the latest scandal proved to be the last nail...
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May 18, 2013
Saving a temple
This refers to a report from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, titled “1000-year-old Chola era temple facing threat of demolition” (May 17). During the construction of the Aswan dam, monuments like the Sphi...
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May 17, 2013
UPA and 2014
It is sickening to see the UPA government in publicity overdrive on the lines of the NDA’s “India Shining” campaign in 2004 (“Unburdened Congress goes on the offensive,” May 16). UPA II has not do...
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May 17, 2013
Fighting cancer
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie’s Op-Ed article, “My medical choice” made compelling reading, her most memorable quote being “Life comes with challenges.” Her surgical procedure is in shar...
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May 16, 2013
Section 66 A
A bad law is a democracy’s greatest threat (“An arresting Act,” May 15). No matter what the safeguards against its misuse are, a politically subservient police cannot be expected to defend the con...
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May 16, 2013
Jolie’s prescription
Angelina Jolie’s article on double mastectomy (“My medical choice,” May 15) was brilliant. The Hollywood glamour girl’s grit and determination are laudable. Her noble intention to share her person...
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May 21, 2013
A challenge
The article “Time to put garbage on the table” (May 18) talks vividly...
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May 20, 2013
Waste management
By talking about waste management, we are looking at a cure for the disease, not its causes (“»
May 18, 2013
On Afghanistan
India must develop at least a working relationship with future power centres that will be formed in Afghanistan to ensure that its projects are unaffected during the transition (editorial page, Ma...
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May 17, 2013
Modi’s U-turn
This refers to the editorial, “Right decision, wrong reason” (May 16), on the Narendra Modi government’s decision to put on hold the death sentence for the former Minister Mayaben Kodnani and Bajr...
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May 17, 2013
IPL's continuing woes
Sharda Ugra’s thoughts on the Indian Premier League (May 16) are timely. The IPL is a commercial spin where everyone is making money, cashing in on the mindless craze for cricket. The treatment me...
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May 16, 2013
Insulating CBI
The UPA government’s move to form a Group of Ministers to draft a law to shield the Central Bureau of Investigation from external influence is welcome. The Opposition is not wrong in saying that t...
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May 16, 2013
Losing fight
The discontent and dissatisfaction of Adivasis with the non-progressive Odisha government is clearly evident from the resignation en masse of panchayati raj representatives in Malkangiri (“...
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