It’s odd how the smallest event can take one back decades. When that happens memories long forgotten come flooding back. But the strange part is the intensity with which they return. Not just ...
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I don’t think we care about getting things absolutely right. Small silly mistakes – the sort that could easily be eliminated – creep into everything we do. In fact, it happens all the time....
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Most people like to criticise. A few also find it difficult to praise. So when Mr. Vajpayee finds himself caught in this pincer I doubt if he loses much sleep. He, of all people, must realise th...
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"Why were you going on about Nigeria last sunday?" I was asked the day after. My interlocutor was a pretty young girl. She couldn’t have been much older than 18. It was the amazement in her ...
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Let me begin with an admission : I eat beef and I like it. But I’m prepared to respect your views on the matter provided you accept my right to differ. That, in a nutshell, is the civilised way...
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It’s odd but it’s a fact : truth can be a lot stranger than fiction. I used to think that was simply a clever line. Or one of those vacuous remarks people make at parties. But as I sat watch...
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Isn’t it odd how everyone remembers the glitches? The moments of startling success tend to be quickly forgotten. But put your foot in it, goof up, slip on the proverbial banana skin and the cou...
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It’s odd how an innocent enquiry can unravel a chain of forgotten memories. That happened last week when a simple question from an 18 year-old girl provoked an avalanche of recollections.

Are you hooked to the war? Has it become compulsive viewing? Do you sit in front of the box waiting for Rageh Omaar to crop up with the latest from Baghdad or for Paul Adams to decipher and demys...
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“What’s the most difficult situation you’ve ever faced?” I was asked the other day. I was waiting outside Priya Cinema when someone popped the question. I struggled to think of an answer ...
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