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In a state where all the institutions are matured, the citizens feel safe but when the security agencies are the only ones which are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14338801.post-88044359282531580662009-06-23T17:25:00.003+02:002009-06-23T17:48:48.893+02:00Love Iranian StyleLove, Iranian Style/A new novel pits passion and repression.by James Wood June 29, 2009Shahriar Mandanipour’s lovers are forever trying to elude the morals patrol; narrative play is conditioned by political reality.Sometimes, the soft literary citizens of liberal democracy long for prohibition. Coming up with anything to write about can be difficult when you are allowed to write about anything. AUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14338801.post-35077192464964936702009-06-22T20:00:00.002+02:002013-05-11T17:00:54.009+02:00Who Killed the BJP ?Who Killed The BJP?Everyone, especially those presently most vocal, has blood on their handsVINOD MEHTAI do not consider myself as part of the country’s privileged commentariat. I prefer my last-page Diary where I can combine mischief and malice with some (I hope) serious current affairs analysis. It gives me the opportunity to do some "roaming" and "joking" even as I survey the national scene Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14338801.post-50600264579591982132009-06-22T19:52:00.002+02:002009-06-22T19:54:23.314+02:00Ustad Ali Akbar KhanUstad's CalifateCalifornia may not be Maihar, but sarod great Ali Akbar Khan has made it his exiled gharanaKAMLA BHATT ON ALI AKBAR KHAN"We take care of our tummy, our tongue, our nose, our eyes, but we rarely take care of our soul. 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