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Must-see American expressions that have added colour to the English language
26/May/2022
Here are the origins of some more Americanisms that are in common usage wherever English is spoken
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Tharoor Line | Patriotism linked to sport an expression of solidarity. It need not threaten others
20/May/2022
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Most famous and widely used Americanisms you must know
19/May/2022
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat, writer and wordsmith par excellence dissects words and language
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Tharoor Line | India must make sincere efforts to broker peace in Ukraine
10/May/2022
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21 hilarious examples of homonyms you must know
07/May/2022
Even if you didn’t know the term, you’re surely using homonyms all the time
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Fascinating facts about turkeys
07/May/2022
Turkey, the country, has no native turkeys
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Our globalised world is less able to cope with war: Shashi Tharoor
01/May/2022
The Ukraine war has already affected us in India, and most of the rest of the world
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How body parts double up in English language
21/April/2022
It turns out that human body parts lend themselves particularly well to this kind of adaptation
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Tharoor Line | Imran Khan's 'khuddar qaum' ploy is a subtle attack on Pak military
20/April/2022
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UN failed to prevent Russia’s aggression. Yet, it can’t be written off
19/April/2022
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Shashi Tharoor, E D Mathew write: The international body’s stature has been diminished by its inability to hold superpowers to account and stop wars. But its record in peace-keeping, delivering humanitarian relief is formidable
A diplomat's choice of words
15/April/2022
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat, writer and wordsmith par excellence dissects words and language
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What Is India Doing in Ukraine?
07/April/2022
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The Ukraine war has exposed India’s strategic vulnerabilities as arguably nothing else could. Paradoxically, the conflict has also increased the country’s importance and, in the short term, widened its options – but the government has so far largely failed to capitalize.
How about virtual museums, asks Shashi Tharoor
03/April/2022
Art history comes alive with integration of digital technology
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