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A demolition and a divide

The Kuruba community in Karnataka is up in arms over the demolition of the Kanaka gopura in the Krishna temple in Udupi, and this has thrown a spanner

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Bereft of barriers

KANAKADASA was a poet-saint of the Haridasa Bhakti tradition of the mid-16th century. Though of `low' birth - Kanakadasa was a chieftain of the shephe

An unconventional citizen

H. Narasimhaiah, 1920-2005.

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In the name of faith

The Festival of Blessings organised by the supporters of millionaire televangelist Benny Hinn in Bangalore provides an opportunity for the Sangh Pariv

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At the `Festival of Blessings' in Bangalore.-

Against reason

BENNY HINN is a controversial figure in the West, and his critics come from within the categories of believers and rationalists. There are many Christ

REBUILDING LIVES

The coasts of South and South-East Asia, devastated by the December 26 tsunami, have begun to come out of the shock and rebuild life, aided by unprece

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A delayed expansion

The expansion of the N. Dharam Singh Ministry in Karnataka has come seven months after it assumed power. The coalition now needs to focus on fulfillin

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Challenges in Karnataka

The HIV/AIDS control initiative in the State, involving the government and non-government sectors, appears to have begun showing results.

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For a national liquor policy

THE AIDWA is the first national women's organisation to call for the formulation of a national policy on liquor. The past decade has seen an intensifi

An agenda for action

The 7th National Conference of the All India Democratic Women's Association, held in Bhubaneswar, adopts the road map for the next three years, which

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Stories of their struggles

"I HAD to stop school after standard ten as my father could not afford to pay my fees," began Shobhapathi Jamatiya, an AIDWA delegate from Tripura. "A

Loan as lever

For a relatively small loan the Karnataka government has allowed the World Bank to exercise considerable leverage on economic policy and this has had

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