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Of Politicians, Goats and Monkeys.
This is a phenomenon that I have seen frequently in Tamil families but here I wish to see this in a lighter vein. It happened that my friend Srinivasan, my colleague who was then 37 and a bachelor, came to me...
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It seems Ms Banerjee is on her way to lead team Bengal. I would like to see if she changes her stripes. In order to lead the team to the winning post, she has to bring...
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Don’t laugh — this is serious money!
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The poor little rich boy, who had everything, so much so that he never had to hear the word “no”. any demand made by him whether good or bad was fulfilled...
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Sir, I represent the self employed urban middle class from services sector. I Have spent the 50 odd years of my existence in this country. Now when my descent has...
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In this Dec. 27, 2007 file photo, Conservative Party leader David Cameron, second from right, walks with his wife Samantha, back left, and children Ivan, front left, Nancy, center, and Elwen, right, in the village of Chadlington, Oxfordshire, England....
