August 14, 2005
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Hail and farewell
 On December 18, 1946, two days before the meeting on December 20, 1946, behind Wavell’s back, Attlee had sent for Mountbatten and had asked him to take...
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EXCERPTS : When wisdom listens
 Jackie Assayag writes about English missionaries, American philosophers and German philologists who helped in the transfer of knowledge and culture...
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ARTICLE: History’s smile
 The distinction pointed out in the last website review between two opposite role-models for the intellectual, Antonio Gramsci and Julien Benda respectively....
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ARTICLES: In good company
 The number of people said it all. Groups after groups of young, old and the restless poured in from the brightly lit street into even more......
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AUTHOR: Historically correct
 “To write a novel or a short story is not as difficult as writing about cultural heritage. I have to create within the given limitations of this genre....
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REVIEWS: Beavers, go elsewhere
 The construction of the Kalabagh dam (KBD) on the Indus River has remained a contentious issue for many years now. Punjab is all for it and the....
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REVIEWS: The women winning for Bush
 When George W. Bush was voted into the White House for the second time in November 2004, it was not because of the love of the American people wanting to see him continue as their president for another four years....
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REVIEWS: Food for thought
 The Future of Knowledge and Culture does not have any pretensions to be comprehensive. Breaking out from the grid of conventionality, it allows its readers a glimpse into the transient world of ideas....
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REVIEWS: Generally speaking
 Generals and generalship don’t have to be two sides of the same coin. Not all generals need to come up to the quality of leadership, moral and professional calibre....
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REVIEWS: Getting to know them
 Since ancient times the North West Frontier Province has formed part of the transitional zone between Central Asia and Pakistan. This region has been a primary route for the....
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In brief
There are hopes and there are fantasies. Post Taliban is neither. It contains documents and press-cuttings on the project of rebuilding Afghanistan, politically, economically...
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REVIEWS: Back to the basics
 When we think of tribal societies and hunter gatherers of the prehistoric past, we typically picture people who are backward, marginalized....
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REVIEWS: Where ignorance is not bliss
 Before analyzing the books under review, it would not be entirely out of context to deliberate upon an interview of Ashfaq....
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In brief
Gulzar is an image-maker. His nazms and ghazals splash colours on readers’ minds and make their hearts create their own pictures from them...
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