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...survival of Hindu traditions has been imperiled for centuries, first by Muslim invaders and then by British imperialism. But both were minor nuisances next to the colossus of Western--which is mainly to say American--culture. "My friends are enthralled by the West," Narayan complains. He believes Sanskrit is the way to lure them back. He frequently holds 10-day workshops throughout India, teaching people spoken Sanskrit. When he visits his boyhood village, his father watches him instruct local youngsters. "I think he feels bad because I am not making much money," says Narayan. "But he is proud because...
...Having topped the U.K. book charts for weeks, The Edge of Reason lands in the U.S. in time to dethrone that other recent British publishing colossus Harry Potter. Popular reaction to the original Bridget Jones Diary, which like Potter was initially feared too British in character to sell in America, was overwhelming and the book eventually sold 4 million copies world wide. It wasn't solely a publishing phenom, either; the surprise felt by critics when what seemed to be merely a Cosmo Beach Book of the Week actually turned out to be a well-crafted piece was palpable. Indeed...
DIED. HAROLD GREENE, 76, federal judge who presided over the antitrust suit that broke up telephone colossus AT&T and who, as a young lawyer, drafted key civil rights legislation; in Washington...
Likewise, Rudenstine remarks that Harvard did not become the educational colossus it is today by playing it safe...
Dolly Shoemaker-Levy 9 25 million transistor 1 billion Colossus 20 ENIAC quasar 71 Olduvai Gorge 16 million 6701 Valium penicillin 500 billion Bakelite RU-486 Lascaux 41.22 cyclotron 14 Deep Blue 10.5 million 550 Kon-Tiki amniocentesis...