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Jaideep Mazumdar

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Real India
He Does a Fines Job

This ticket checker’s eye for spotting ticketless travellers has made him the highest individual revenue earner for Indian Railways.

13 May 2010
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India
Swearing in for the Umpteenth Time

Why Meghalaya continues to hold a dishonourable record of the most politically unstable state, where only two CMs have lasted their full terms in 38 years.

22 April 2010
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Books
The Latest Word Is...

Warren Hastings’ home in Kolkata may soon host the world’s first interactive museum of letters.

15 April 2010
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Living
Cops as Exemplars

Thousands of slum children, underprivileged youngsters and senior citizens have been given a new direction in life by novel Kolkata Police projects.

14 April 2010
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Living
The Beauty Beneath

For those adventurous enough for an amazing subterranean experience, over 1,300 caves, including South Asia’s 10 longest, are there to explore in Meghalaya’s underbelly.

07 April 2010
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Real India
The Rich Who Want to Be Poor

In Kolkata, an unusually high number of people have been declared ‘insolvent’ so they don’t have to repay their debts.

31 March 2010
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Living
Fit for Kings

It’s not everyday that a luxury train earns itself the right to be christened the Maharajas’ Express.

24 March 2010
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India
Avenues of Angst

Traffic blockades in Kolkata are part and parcel of the city’s daily routine. If there’s a cause, you can be sure there’ll be a holdup.

18 March 2010
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India
Matua Millions for Mamata

A 12.5 million-strong sect in Bengal has ditched the Left and might vote en bloc for Didi because their guru wants them to.

17 March 2010
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India
Carbon Fix

Extracted through rat holes, coal has made a select few in Meghalaya very rich. It is also creating a dirty mess that nobody wants to own up to.

10 March 2010

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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