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Word of the day: PanglossianPanglossian is a word linked to literature and philosophy. It has roots in a famous European book and later became part of the English lang...- Tending our own gardenVoltaire's 'Candide' culminates in the protagonist's realization to cultivate his own garden, rejecting abstract philosophies detached from...
- From 'Panglossian countenance' to 'Floccinaucinihilipilification', RBI reinvents GreenspeakGreenspan was known for his wordy statements, attempting to prevent the markets from overreacting.
- What's floccinaucinihilipilification? Ask the Reserve Bank of IndiaCentral bank watchers were left scrambling for their dictionaries to decipher RBI Guv's speech.
- All is not well is the byword as Shaktikanta gives India 'Panglossian'A mood of doom and gloom will not help anyone at this point, Shaktikanta Das said.
- Narendra Modi can set growth example for world: Jamie DimonWhenever you make a mistake there are lessons. We did not have the right controls around a risky trading activity that we should have had.
- The Road WarriorAt the fork, the poet Robert Frost went on road less travelled. And that supposedly made all the difference to his life.
- ET Jury discuss how to grow in times of turmoilAs the world plods through a growing crisis, the Jamie Dimon-led ET jury discusses steps to ensure there are no stumbling blocks for emergi...
- Prophet of changeNorman Macrae, former deputy editor of The Economist who died at 89, was one of post-War Britain's intellectual giants. Prophesying the fut...
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