By contrast, twinkly-eyed and power-hungry Mr Mukherjee, who has spent four decades at the summit of Indian politics, has influence that extends, tentacle-like, across Delhi and beyond.

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The traveler stumbles bleary-eyed into the crowded arrival hall, only to face another two- to four-hour journey either by bus or train (a taxi ride would bankrupt an Arab prince) into the city.

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There were four of us: working press from all over the globe suddenly possessing the wide-eyed stare of excited children, with a glorious invitation to the pristine fairways of Augusta National -- living out our fantasies of actually playing the course.

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