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In "Abe to visit China" ("International" page, October 3, 2006), the Yasukuni shrine (= "peaceful nation shrine") has been incorrectly referred to as the Yakusuni shrine.

A reader from Kuwait says: "The tribute "Pied Piper of deconstruction" (Literary Review, October 1, 2006, page 5) wrongly relates Paul de Man (1919-1983) to be a protégé of Derrida (1930-2004). In fact, they were close friends. Their relationship was more of a nature akin to collaboration in the development of `Deconstruction' than to a disciple as to a mentor. In hindsight, one has to assume that the earlier works (prior to his meeting with Derrida in 1966) of Paul de Man were already resplendent with `deconstructive' instincts." The reader is right.

In the report "Pranab visits memorial for Indian soldiers in France" (September 4, 2006), a reader says the Defence Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, is wrong in explaining the stand of the Indian National Congress on the Second World War as different from Gandhiji's support to war efforts during World War I. The report cites Mr. Mukherjee as saying Mahatma Gandhi returned the Kaisar-e-Hind medal, and Rabindranath Tagore rejected his knighthood after the passage of the Rowlatt Act, on March 18, 1919. But it was on August 1, 1920, that Mahatma Gandhi returned to the Viceroy (Chelmsford) all the decorations and titles he had received from the Government, as part of the non-co-operation campaign in connection with the Khilafat movement. Rabindranath Tagore returned his Knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the repression in Punjab.

In "We felt a lot of positive energy, says Paes" ("Sport", October 3, 2006), it was stated that the encounter was a (high octane) doubles semi-final [between Mahesh Bhupathi/Mario Ancic and Leander Paes/Aisam ul-Haq Qureshi]. A reader points out that it was wrong as it was the doubles quarterfinals. The next semi-final opponents, Denis Gremelmeyr and Simon Greul, pulled out as Gremelmeyr sustained a hip injury. Hence Bhupathi and Ancic directly played the finals after the Paes encounter.

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