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"MIND THE GAP," the words spoken at the underground railway station in London on a loudspeaker repeatedly were clear, loud, slow, and cautionary. Old railway cars were heavy, broad, aligned with platforms, and noisy. New cars were sleek, light, less noisy, and because of narrower width, left a gaping space between the platform and the car doors. The announcements drew attention peremptorily. At this moment, here, watch your step while boarding the train. Or else you may miss the cross over, miss boarding, nay, miss even life in the cleft. Mind the gap.
At Mumbai University in May 2008, after delivering the keynote address for a general semantics certificate course and steering through the course every day, I noticed that, on each succeeding meeting, enthusiastic participation and presentation of different perspectives increased incrementally. At the conclusion of the course the resource persons...
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