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MOVIES
How An American Writer Thought Up Cotton Mary
Her feelings of deracination and the attitude to her of the people in India, shaped by the British Raj, left a profound impact on her, says Alexander Viets.

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Carbon Monoxide Awareness Move Launched After Girl's Death
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   comes under strain
Women still suffer because
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Orissa govt leaves cyclone
   survivors on the cold
Maharashtra to build hi-tech
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Money, forex bills
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   says finance minister
Forex, money bills won't
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Cable TV firm slaps suit
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Batting blues for Indians
Jadeja available for
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Upashantha bowls Lanka
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Navjot Sidhu retires
Paes romps into last four
Latif confident guilty
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