Monday, August 31, 1998
Thus spoke Vajpayee
Exactly one year ago, television deified death. Celebrity death. Violent, accidental, meaningless death. That was the day, Diana died. Possibly never again, will the demise of one human being receive so much unwarranted coverage. Since, the electronic media, perhaps chastened by its own excesses, has trained its cameras elsewhere -- on people dying in wars, natural disasters, what have you, instead of prying into private places.
Tagore disagreed with Gandhi's ideas: book
Despite their close friendship Rabindranath Tagore abhorred the instrumentalist view of the Gandhian concept of satyagraha saying the politicians had converted the Mahatma's message into a "mindless mantra" strengthening "bigotry and inertia", suggests a new book.
Bogged down by the RIB boot
Going by the figures reeled out by State Bank of India (SBI), the Resurgent India Bond (RIB) was the most successful international fund-raising exercise from any third world country. The RIB issue is certainly a marketing success, but will it be an economic jubilation for the country?
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