Author: dipankardasgupta
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Expressing Righteous Indignation — Morons and Mournings
This is a vicious circle it might seem. To ensure that people, moved to distraction by the horrors of the world, may express righteous indignation by gnashing their teeth, the eyes of the audience call for intermittent massaging so to speak, by half-dressed, teeth flashing nautch girls, chaperoning people to catch the fastest train to…
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The Year 1400
A hundred years on from this day Who are you that reads my poem With such curiosity pray —
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Big and Small in Retail
Will the arrival of Walmart in India wipe out a thousand or more small retail stores that already exist? Or, will it pose a threat for the potential entry of similar small businessmen into the retail sector? The direction of causality carries undeniable significance. Destroying the means of livelihood of existing traders has grievous implications.…
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A Sigh to Remember
A sigh of relief is not exactly a sigh in relief, but the difference is more than grammatical. One has to travel all the way to Otaru to appreciate the point. Otaru is a smallish port located somewhere near the foot of Mount Tengu in the western coast of Hokkaido, one of the coldest regions…
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A Toothy Tale
In most issues in life, it is ultimately the heart of the matter that counts. Especially so, if the matter pertains to the heart itself. Or at least, to the affinity between a pair of human hearts. This elementary piece of wisdom has little relevance in practice of course. The essence of a human relationship…
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Professor Joseph Stiglitz Speaks on West Bengal’s Problems
The following links cover a twenty minute interview of Professor Joseph Stiglitz, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001. Professor Stiglitz expresses his opinions on different issues concerning the current state of West Bengal. The interview was conducted by Dipankar Dasgupta, Former Professor of Economics, Indian Statistical Institute. Stiglitz Interview — Part 1…
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In the Midst of Darkness, Light Survives …
While the problem of rural electrification continues to baffle us, a silent progress has been taking place in different parts of India and, in particular, in West Bengal. Before I reveal to you what the nature of this progress is, here are some district wise details concerning the state of electrification of rural households in…
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Sri Sambhu Mitra — Review of a Stage Production
One cannot quite ignore the Greeks when discussing Sambhu Mitra and that not merely on account of his immortal production of Oedipus Rex (Raja Oyedipaus). Every now and then the Greek notion of Fate keeps rearing up its head in the play Sri Sambhu Mitra as well. The play is all about an uncompromising pursuit…
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A KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD 