What's In A Name
blogs from Kolkata
Latest posts by What's In A NameDeath of an ailing 96 year old would not be expected to push regular headlines into the obscurity of the middle pages yet the demise of Jyoti Basu has evoked memories from both admirers and detractors which dominate national dailies this Monday. Though thoughtful in nature these obituaries only serv...
Posted on 18 January 2010 | 1:01 pm
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The picture has cleared and hopefully we are on course to having a strong, stable government at the Centre. As eventually proved I was jumping the gun when I put the UPA's tally at "220 odd" in my last post. They ended up with 261 and now need the support of just 11 members to stake their claim succ...
Posted on 19 May 2009 | 11:06 am
Read postThe IPL can sit back and enjoy another show now. One much more gripping than itself - The Great Indian Poll Results.While trends in the first hour suggest disappointment for Lauh Purush Advani my heart goes out to 'the man who could not be PM'. Overshadowed by the more senior statesman in Vajpayee h...
Posted on 16 May 2009 | 10:51 am
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