| • |
‘Hindutva
is the BJP’s agenda, not that of the NDA’
Newly-minted
acting convener of the NDA Sharad Yadav explains to NEHA
DIXIT the political balancing act he practices with the
Left and Right |
| • |
A
Divided Cityscape
Denying Muslims
housing is shaping the city of Surat into ‘ours’ and ‘theirs’
TRIDIP SUHRUD |
| • |
No
Line Of Control
Thousands
of Indian boats fish in Pakistani waters everyday. Hundreds have gone
missing. AJIT SAHI investigates
the Gujarat coastline to expose its disturbing implications for counterterrorism
Cast
Away
First in the
line of attack, the fishermen find that few tears are shed for them, reports
AJIT SAHI
The
Foreign Hand
What is the
latest in the investigations taking place in the Mumbai terror plot? A
report from Ground Zero by RANA AYYUB
Welcome
To The Security State
There’s
fear that the two new anti-terror laws will be repressive, finds
ROHINI MOHAN |
| • |
The
End Of Indulgence
The economic
crisis is bringing back an old virtue. Thrift
Vijay Simha
Senior Editor |
| • |
‘I
have never been to a cinema hall and now I don’t even have cable’
Raju
Kumar Singh,
36
SECURITY GUARD New Delhi |
| • |
‘I
love bags and shoes. I buy new ones every other week’
Sneha
Mokashi, 21
STUDENT Bangalore |
| • |
‘When
the tourists come to the Valley I can ask my wife to cook mutton’
Bashir
Gosani, 36
TOUR GUIDE Srinagar |
| • |
‘I
have always lived as if there is a recession’
Mugdha
Godse, 26
MODEL/ACTOR
Mumbai |
| • |
‘Even
my juniors have big houses and swanky cars’
Sanjay
Bhoosreddy,
45
BUREAUCRAT Lucknow |
| • |
‘If
I could sell my 5 acres of land, I would’
Chikkegowda
SB, 65
FARMER Shanbognahalli, Karnataka |
| • |
‘You
get cautious. I used to buy design books, but now I visit design sites
online’
Baishakhee
Sengupta, 32
GRAPHIC DESIGNER, New Delhi |
| • |
‘I
would give up branded clothes if things get really rough’
Arjun
Sajnani, 62
RESTAURATEUR Bangalore |
| • |
‘Soon
we may not be able to buy firewood to cook our meals’
Kallu
Kachchap, 30
MASON Ranchi |
| • |
‘Some
might see it as turmoil. I saw recession as an opportunity’
Rahul
Tripuraneni,
28
EXECUTIVE Hyderabad |
| • |
‘I
don’t seek any man’s help. God helps me’
Dharvesh
Rashady, 43
IMAM Chennai |
| • |
‘The
only things I need to survive are cigarettes and mineral water’
Meraj
Nizami, 82
SUFI SINGER New Delhi |
| • |
‘I
could never give up being a mime artist’
Moinul
Haque, 40
MIME ARTIST Guwahati |
| |
‘The
only thing that has become cheaper is fuel’
Nisreen
Karachiwala, 21
PUBLIC RELATIONS EXECUTIVE Pune |
| • |
I can live on grass
Ram
Shankar, 43
GARDENER, Delhi (at Prime minister's office, South Block) |
