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English literature

Gentle Elia and the hand of destiny

Of the numerous mind-boggling ‘ifs’ in English literature, a truly notable one is what Charles Lamb might have been like as man and writer if in a fit of madness his sister had not slain their mother when he was only 21.

Christmas day at The Cellar

Delhi Christmases had their own nostalgia in World War days, interspersed with the tones of 'I'm Weeping for a White Christmas'.

Living on dubious fame

Grub Street has passed through several shifts of meaning in its more than 300-year history from symbol of social disorder in the Augustan Age to romantic legend in the 19th century and finally to a badge of conscience and sign of 21st century academic "street creed"

Sterling

Silver jubilees are not uncommon, yet 25 years as head of an educational institution is indeed something of a rarity.…