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Monday, May 25, 2009 6:29 PM

Aila! what does this storm mean?

Aila , my Oriya colleague tell me, is slang for 'coming.' And it means pretty much the same in Marathi. Logically, it sounds absurd to name a threating, tropical storm that has now swept Orissa and West Bengal as 'Coming.' What will hapless...
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