July 22, 2007
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Rice and Fall
 “DON’T call me George, Mr President. Only my wife does that.” When George Marshall corrected President Truman thus, he was not being rude. He sought to establish an equation...
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EXCERPT: Escaping life
 The mayor was as chirpy and happy as he was in the morning. He came and embraced Ruksana and shook hands with Bazid and said, “Please, come in, come in.” Then he turned towards...
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ARTICLE: Writings on the economy
 Much of what we know about the current state of the country’s economy is based on what the government reveals to us in its many publications. These contain data, information....
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ARTICLES: Resurrecting Bond
 The Ian Fleming estate recently announced that it has commissioned Sebastian Faulks to write an official new James Bond novel. The book Devil May Care will be published on May 28....
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AUTHOR: The insider outside
 For young, dynamic, and soft-spoken Ameena Hussein of Sri Lanka censorship is a self-imposed discipline. Most speakers at the South Asian Women Writers Colloquium, held in New Delhi....
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REVIEWS: Ghost Dancer
 Take a plot to attack the ‘freedom’ of United States by AlQaeda hoodlums spread over three continents, add some tough CIA operatives, sprinkle a little blood diamond controversy...
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REVIEWS: A strong base
 When Madrid was bombed back in March 2004, popular Muslim sentiment around the world resisted accepting any alleged link between Muslim organisations and the attacks....
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REVIEWS: Rising from humiliation
 Though India has benefited tremendously from the virtues of democracy in the fields of education, technology, communication, economics and literature, it is paradoxical that its society....
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REVIEWS: Melancholy parables
 Vilas Sarang is undeniably a highly imaginative writer; his creative imagination tinted with morbid haunting colours. His latest book leaves the readers with a gloomy and poignant aftertaste....
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REVIEWS: Jigsaw puzzle
 The enigma of “thought experiment” vigilantly and intricately woven with the web of an adventurous journey, this is the flavour of “The End of Mr Y” by Scarlett Thomas...
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Feedback
Literary icon Mahasweta Devi’s interview with Asif Farukhi appeared in your magazine on June 10, 2007. During the interview Ms Devi divulged that a fertile piece of land adjacent to Kolkata...
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REVIEW: The legend
 MANY facets of Faiz’s life have remained unknown and hidden. Dr Vasilieva, a Russian scholar and senior research associate with a doctorate in Urdu literature, has undertaken...
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