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Sunday, December 02, 2001
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`Progressive' intellectuals like Günter Grass and Pier Paolo Pasolini, torchbearers of the Left who, for decades, defined the rhetoric of political discourse in their countries, mirror the imperial hegemony of the First World while simultaneously den ouncing it. By refusing to enter into a relationship with what they describe, by refusing to lose themselves in the unknown and let themselves be changed, they deny differences and the evolution of a hybrid discourse, says ILIJA TROJANOW. More 
Recognising the otherAfter the events of September 11, the structured fantasy of knowledge systems has been destabilised. We have to recognise the other in history, safeguard its right to its identity and formulate an ethical relationship with it, working against the Sta te with its language of law and order, says MANASH BHATTACHARJEE. More
Epistemic upheaval'I believe that the American relationship with the world, political and economic, has gone catastrophically awry, especially over the last decade. But if you ask me whether there is a direct connection between this and the WTC attacks, my answer is n o'. More Writing for oneself WHEN her first book hit the stands, she was tipped as one of the better and promising young writers of the time. The Better Man had all the right ingredients according to the critics. Today, with her second book Ladies Coupe, one ... More
LIFE, as the most ancient of all metaphors, is a journey; hence all good writing, in a sense, is travel writing. Conventionally, the journey is out and spatial, a kind of Melvillean journey, like Moby Dick. The purpose of the journey is to ... More DIFFRENT REGISTERS Poems in the oral tradition H.G. Rasool's poems are not about universal truths. They are about life in a particular region, says C.S. LAKSHMI. More 
FIRST IMPRESSIONSFROM all accounts of her life, she was a rebel. Never content to let matters rest, Ismat Chughtai wrote about issues with an extraordinary insight into the human mind. Specially the relationships that women had. In her most famous short story, ... More
Politics of secularism A secularism that protects minority interests through discriminatory, affirmative action may be patronising. But when the minorities feel their identity is under assault, it is the only option available, says MANI SHANKAR AIYAR. More SPORTS Playing the selector The world's best cricketer selects his dream team and seven of them are his own countrymen. Beyond personal preferences, it is an indication of the Anglo-centricity of the prevailing orthodoxies in cricket. It is time we started writing our own histo ries, says RAJDEEP SARDESAI. More CINEMA The other way of doing it When you are writing a book on Hindi films, it helps if you like them. And it is apparent that Nasreen Munni Kabir loves them. Subjective but endearing, 'Bollywood' is the best introduction to Hindi cinema yet written, says MUKUL KESAVAN. More
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