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...finds it still preoccupied with holding sway. He starts with Indira Gandhi's 1984 assassination by Sikh bodyguards and the spasm of anti-Sikh violence that ensued. Kartar Singh, a Sikh who runs a Chandni Chowk appliance store, narrowly escapes death in the rioting - and leverages that experience to gain influence in a Hindu nationalist party. "He has a limp and a charred signboard - wounds that even a Member of Parliament would covet," a rival notes wryly. "It is wonderful what a riot...
...while the Crimson may have remembered its eight consecutive Beanpot opening-round losses all too well, that didn’t prevent history from repeating itself yet again. With the longest first-round losing streak in team history, Harvard turned to some outside help in an attempt to gain a mental edge. “As the time ticks away [in the season], you just try to stay positive,” captain Dylan Reese said. “We worked with some psychologists in sports psychology about staying positive, and that’s the atmosphere we tried...
...dual meet portion of the season over, the Crimson now looks to the championship meets, beginning with the ECAC Championships on February 16-18 at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool. The following weekend (Feb 22-24) Harvard will again travel to Princeton for the EISL Championships looking to gain revenge against the Tigers. Because the scoring system for dual and championship meets differs—four swimmers score in each event in dual meets, while 24 score in each championship meet—depth is far more important in championship meets. Because of this, Harvard views the Tigers?...
Seeking to gain entrance to a conference in the United States last November, Dewachi secured an interview with the U.S. consulate, but he said he was never issued a visa. After months of delays, Dewachi said, he was called by the U.S. Embassy on Jan. 31 and told that the visa application had been accepted...
...effort to address the diverse and complex issues of the black community will certainly begin to dispel the myth of the monolith, but it also will spark more questions, conversations, and debate about who our identity and relation to world around us. And these questions gain special significance during this month—Black History Month—when we recommit ourselves to working towards a day when black history, culture, and the black experience(s) are discussed 365 days a year, not just by us, but by everyone in the Harvard community...