The Indian Express -- Expressions

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Monday, July 7 1997

Letters to the Editor

Get real, Kerala

Northern Kerala seems to have fallen into a never-ending spiral of political violence. At least 15 BJP workers have been killed since the present ministry took office. The toll in the CPI(M) is yet to be totted up, but there must have been corresponding reprisals.

Imagining India -- A midnight misreading

The midnight child has grown old. Exiled by his own story, trapped inside his own metaphor, he is today a bearded Jehovah of despair. His anxieties are as ancient as the first cry of Saleem Sinai.

Coming of age with Newman

During the Sixties, the gate-keeper at the Metro cinema in Calcutta was a mountain of a man well over six feet tall. He had an awesome reputation, particularly with regard to nabbing youngsters who tried to sneak in to see adult movies. When he looked down with his piercing eyes from high on above, he was quick to see through all kinds of adolescent subterfuge.

The redundancy of romance

A small start