Thursday, December 31, 1998
Anyone but India
It is a sad confession to make, but it is God’s own truth that the only reason I delayed writing this Wednesday’s column by a day was that India looked so well placed to beat New Zealand at Wellington.
The year of unreason
A year in the life of a nation is a pause in history. Another formative mark in the calendar of evolution. It provides one more chance to define the paradoxes of the national destiny, to realise the follies of its scriptwriters.
A holy health camp
Fasting during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calender, is obligatory for every devout Muslim. Indeed, it is one of the five pillars of Islam.
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