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Monthly Archives: March 2006

Cricketing education of Greg Chappell

Sunday, March 5, 2006

First, let us get the First Test at Nagpur out of the way. It was an interesting Test match, to say the least and had some impressive performances. My coach Prabhakar would have approved of many players. But to have a ’spinning’ spinner from England, who actually bowled fifty eight overs, while giving away less [...]

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Cornell West

Friday, March 3, 2006

What joy do you find in service to others and not merely in the pleasure that connects you to your body?
Last night, Cornell West left us thinking about this question, in an inspiring talk on the relationship of morality to power. I do not remember the last time I felt this way at the University [...]

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Conferencing - 2

Thursday, March 2, 2006

Now that the Chicago South Asia Graduate Student conference (SAGSC) is over, it is time to revisit my earlier report on the Berkeley South Asia conference and add a few more thoughts. Look at another take on SAGSC by Sepoy.
At the outset, I should state that SAGSC was an extremely well organized conference, thanks [...]

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Delicious ironies

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Consider this Star of Mysore editorial about an amendment to the 1898 Indian Post Office Act. Since the link would not work after today, let me quote some excerpts.
The 1898 Act gave exclusive rights to the department of posts to carry letters. Private couriers were, therefore, allowed to carry only documents. Since the dividing [...]

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