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‘I am a fourteenth generation clone and something has gone wrong with me. Not that my DNA is altered, not that I am a mutant. Not that any function need be eliminated. It’s nothing obvious. It’s terminal, and secret. Let me put it this way: I remember.’

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On New Year’s Day 1947 Lord Mountbatten was summoned to Downing Street to discover his future role in history- to guide India to independence as the last Viceroy. Traveling from post-war Britain under rationing to the outsized splendour of Viceroy’s House in New Delhi, the Mountbattens leapt straight into their responsibilities.Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah, Patel, Baldev Singh and a wealth of Maharajas all appear in this testament to the biggest challenge faced by a Viceroy- to break the deadlock that existed between the Indian politicians, to try to avert civil war and to achieve an honorable exit for the British. The result was the creation of India and Pakistan on 15th August 1947.

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What can we do about textbook costs? | BlogHer
By: Leslie Madsen Brooks

Posted: 4:07am, Sun 23 Sep 2007

Topics: Research, Academia & Education K-12

What an amazing post by Leslie and how relevant it is in Indian Context, I hope people would read this and become aware of the spiralling prices which Indian Publishing companies are charging for the text and reference books market.

Some one should inform representatives of Pearson, Prentice Hall, McGrawhill Education to wake up and stop fleecing the most gullible community called students. I am all for free education for all and when we say free education it should not only be free school fees but free books or at least reduced priced books too.

I am going to dig this further in Indian context and bring to you the comparison in near future after my UK trip. Cheers