Thursday, January 14, 1999
Too much of a gentleman
Over thirty years ago Indira Gandhi, then still learning the ropes, met the British Prime Minister. Harold Wilson was the man who had ended thirteen years of Conservative rule, then ran a minority government for two years before leading Labour to an overwhelming majority in its own right.
The smoker has rights, too
In a depressing news environment, gallows humour, perhaps, is the best antidote to that irreversible sense of alienation that Emile Durkheim described as ennui.
Nothing but politics
Atal Behari Vajpayee has been roundly criticised on all sides for letting his liberal mask slip during his visit to the Dangs district in Gujarat.
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