June 6, 2004
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What they eat, what they read
 One of the attractions of Lahore is the Food Street at Gowalmandi. A street that appears ordinary and drowsy during the daytime undergoes a metamorphosis at dusk....
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EXCERPTS: Land of culture and civilization
 Iran, the land of cultures and civilizations, enjoyed cordial relations with its neighbours, which influenced the indigenous cultures of these neighbouring countries....
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ARTICLE: The wages of war
 Everywhere, throughout history and today, innocent people are tyrannized, tortured, starved, exiled from their homes or murdered in the name of freedom....
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ARTICLE: Book giants ‘buying their way on to shelves’
 They stack the books high, then prop a life-size cutout of the author next to the pile. To most customers it is a way of letting readers know a new, must-read...
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ARTICLE: An old habit
Sardar F.S. Lodi says that his reading habits go back to his days at an English boarding school. This love of reading then continued into his college and university days. After...
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AUTHOR: Manjushree Thapa In quest of freedom
 It was April [2004] and the 14th anniversary of Janaandolan Diwas or ‘People’s Movement Day’ in Nepal. The celebration marks the success of the Nepalese in choosing a ruler of their...
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REVIEWS: Correcting history
 History is the record and the study of the past of a country, nation or region. But, unfortunately, it is rare to find a work that is truly objective and completely...
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REVIEWS: Loans that pay
 Consumer banking and micro financing are today’s buzz words. But does microcredit make a significant improvement in the quality of life of its recipients? A study conducted by Naheed Rehman, who...
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REVIEWS: Of laboratory mice and men
 Medicine is, more often than we care to admit, a series of lucky breaks, persistence, drawbacks, horrible personality clashes and, very occasionally, miraculous events. The story of how penicillin came to...
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REVIEWS: Not making one dream
 With the release of his 1995 international bestseller The Alchemist, Brazilian author Paulo Coelho became one of the most respected and widely read authors in the world. Renowned for his ability...
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REVIEWS: Villains or unsung heroes?
 International trade has always been a complex game with a host of players involved. However, British trading companies have for long been considered as the pinnacle of mercantile ability though they...
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REVIEWS: Across the seas
 Alamgir Hashmi is a well-known English language poet and critic in Pakistan who has published over ten volumes of his poetry. His new book The Ramazan Libation (introduced by John Kinsella)...
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REVIEWS: More than a ‘mother in law’
 As I put down the book, On Balance: An Autobiography by Leila Seth, a sense of exultation overwhelms me. For Leila Seth has amply emphasized in her autobiography the significance of...
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IN BRIEF
Unsurprisingly, things do change in a hellish moment of David Baldacci’s latest novel, Split Second, and the effects of the moment are unending considering the author is already fast at work on the sequel of this thriller....
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