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Daily Archives: 7 January 2011

Posted on 7 January 2011 by churumuri
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‘Mediocrity is fast becoming a way of life in India’

The “India Story” is a narrative in numbers. GDP growth rates, profits after tax, auto sales spurts, price per square foot, cellphone penetration etc, are all coolly and conveniently flung …

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Like charity, cleaning up begins at home & party

E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Ajji was watching the news and shouted suddenly, “Lo Ramu, avanu Quarter Ki alva?” “Ajji! He is not Quarter Ki. He is Quattrocchi. Ottavio Quattrocchi.” “Yeno sudugadu! …

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