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Saturday, May 31 1997

Letters to the Editor

Advani's political odyssey

The triumphal has been rendered through careful ministration into the utterly tedious. Pity poor L.K. Advani. Seven years after that first grand rath yatra, he is still on the road. It has been a bit like dragging the serpent Vasuki around Mount Mandar and churning the Ocean of Politics ceaselessly for the elusive amrit of national leadership.

The grammar of caste violence

The caste clashes are reported from many states yet cases of violence have been taking place mostly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Why? The answer lies in the socio-economic structure of these two states.

Waiting for a leader

It is too early to say whether there will really be an election for the presidentship of the Congress. Though there are four candidates for the highest party post, there is no certainty that they are prepared to fight it out. Among them, A.R. Antulay has announced that he would withdraw in favour of Sharad Pawar.

The neutered Word

Time out -- And now malaria for all