Scholars kick up more sand than debate on Vasco Da Gama's beach
Events in human story have a strange way of unfolding. This applies even to present-day events organised to display the emotions evoked over a half-a-millennium-old episode. Two international events witnessed recently once again proved the inability of academics and activists to carry the mass of people along with them.

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Naushad deplores the influence of Western music
Renowned music director Naushad Ali has said the popularity of Indian classical music among the youths was less due to the influence of Western music though it was winning hearts in the West. "Today's youths' veins are filled with bad blood," Naushad said at a function in Mumbai on Saturday.

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