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Accismus, mundivagant, apposite: Do you know what these words mean?
22/June/2023
If the term is too difficult for the listener or reader, then it’s actually inappropriate to use it .....
If the term is too difficult for the listener or reader, then it’s actually inappropriate to use it .....
Did you know these idioms refer to countries and nationalities?
25/May/2023
These often involve assumptions and biases that non-native English speakers may not share.....
These often involve assumptions and biases that non-native English speakers may not share.....
Double engine misfires; Karnataka offers hope for India
14/May/2023
The opposition still needs to learn how to overcome their differences to focus on the national picture, so as to translate their dispersed support into a coherent and effective choice for the voters. Now it is time for celebration but not for complacency. We have the results we worked for in Karnataka; now we must deliver results for the people of the state - and hope for India .....
The opposition still needs to learn how to overcome their differences to focus on the national picture, so as to translate their dispersed support into a coherent and effective choice for the voters. Now it is time for celebration but not for complacency. We have the results we worked for in Karnataka; now we must deliver results for the people of the state - and hope for India .....
China complicates Indo-Russia bonds
07/May/2023
There is increasing talk that the yuan will be Russia’s main trade currency.....
There is increasing talk that the yuan will be Russia’s main trade currency.....
CMs must unite to save federalism
06/May/2023
What we have repeatedly seen under this government is a clear and clinical effort being made to curtail the autonomy of our states. PM Modi famously talked about the need for cooperative and competitive federalism, but we are witnessing instead the rise of a coercive and combative brand of federalism that seeks to centralize all power at the expense of our states. .....
What we have repeatedly seen under this government is a clear and clinical effort being made to curtail the autonomy of our states. PM Modi famously talked about the need for cooperative and competitive federalism, but we are witnessing instead the rise of a coercive and combative brand of federalism that seeks to centralize all power at the expense of our states. .....
From exclamation to em dash, did you know the origins of these punctuations?
02/May/2023
Shashi Tharoor’s World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat and wordsmith par excellence will dissect words and language .....
Shashi Tharoor’s World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat and wordsmith par excellence will dissect words and language .....
Rahul's disqualification: Democracy at stake
02/April/2023
We must ask ourselves one thing, irrespective of whether we like Rahul Gandhi or not and whether we support the Congress or not: can it be good for any democracy that the principal leader of the major Opposition party is jailed and denied a voice in Parliament? .....
We must ask ourselves one thing, irrespective of whether we like Rahul Gandhi or not and whether we support the Congress or not: can it be good for any democracy that the principal leader of the major Opposition party is jailed and denied a voice in Parliament? .....
Did you know the origin story of these punctuation marks?
02/April/2023
An amusing sidelight: at one time the slash did serve a useful purpose in British English, before the Internet found a new use for it .....
An amusing sidelight: at one time the slash did serve a useful purpose in British English, before the Internet found a new use for it .....
Ambedkar And Equality
19/March/2023
"In politics we will be recognising the principle of one man one vote and one vote one value. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions?'' .....
"In politics we will be recognising the principle of one man one vote and one vote one value. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions?'' .....
Did you know these are the most hated English words?
14/March/2023
Some feature regularly in lists of people’s least favourite words in English: “vomit” is a perennial peeve, but some dislikes are more irrational .....
Some feature regularly in lists of people’s least favourite words in English: “vomit” is a perennial peeve, but some dislikes are more irrational .....
ChatGPT: No substitute for originality
05/march/2023
Ultimately, how we handle the advent and growth of ChatGPT and AI will depend on our ability to harness its potential while minimizing its risks, our ability to adjust and adapt to its existence so that we can outsmart it when needed, and our own capacity to resist its blandishments so as to preserve our own integrity and creativity .....
Ultimately, how we handle the advent and growth of ChatGPT and AI will depend on our ability to harness its potential while minimizing its risks, our ability to adjust and adapt to its existence so that we can outsmart it when needed, and our own capacity to resist its blandishments so as to preserve our own integrity and creativity .....
Tharoor Line | Mounting military losses point to Russia's costly Ukraine misadventure
17/February/2023
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Debunking Deepak Bagla’s hype
13/February/2023
Beyond claims of high FDI, why are our own businessmen afraid to invest in India?.....
Beyond claims of high FDI, why are our own businessmen afraid to invest in India?.....
'See referees': Here are words and phrases that read the same backwards and forwards
13/February/2023
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column that dissects English language .....
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column that dissects English language .....
From toska to lagom: Words that exist in other languages to express concepts that have no English equivalent
11/February/2023
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