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Rohit Chawla with Introductory Essay by Pritish Nandy

Her Best Friend: A 61-year-old ragpicker, Pratima Devi was married off to an abusive family at the age of  seven. She eventually ran away and has been living in a tin shack near PVR Cinemas in  Saket, Delhi, for the last 30 years. It was here that she found her true calling—looking after  400 stray dogs. She calls them her “adopted children” and adds that they have helped bring  out the best in her. Inspired by her, several neighbours have chipped in and Devi is now able  to give her dogs a daily meal of mi
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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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