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NOW, CHAIRMAN XI?

SYMBOLISM VERSUS REALITY

A Chance for Chamling

YOGI, THE PROSECUTOR

“DISASTER-HIT NATIONS NEED ACTION, NOT NICE SPEECHES”

The Official Crypto

MESSAGE IN THE BOTTLE

The Wrestler Socialist

KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS

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AN OFFICER BUT NO GENTLEMAN

BLACK MAGIC CM

Micro Mismanagement

Gandhiji’s SEVAGRAM IS TAKING SHAPE IN NAYA RAIPUR • In order to keep the values, principles, ideals and concept of ‘Gram Swaraj’ of Mahatma Gandhi intact in the 75th year of independence, a sevagram on the lines of Wardha is being established in Nava Raipur. 75 acres of land has been identified on which this Sevagram is taking shape in Nava Raipur. In order to strengthen the rural economy and to realize the dream of self-reliant village, provision has also been made for the training of artisans in the institute.

THE REBRANDING OF RAHUL GANDHI • The Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra has the lofty aim of forging a narrative of unity against the BJP’s divisive politics but it’s also about rebuilding political capital for Rahul Gandhi

BHARAT JODO YATRA IN NUMBERS

THE INFRASTRUCTURE

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE YATRA

HOW TO RUIN INDIA’S BEST CITY • Its very allure has become Bengaluru’s curse, as a growing population, administrative apathy, corruption and a construction boom strain its infrastructure and push it to the brink

A GROWING NIGHTMARE • Rapid urbanisation and population growth have rendered the garden city into an urban sprawl, with the infrastructure unable to keep pace

WHY THE CITY WENT UNDER

‘Private splendour, public squalor’ • V. RAVICHANDAR, 66 Director, Bangalore International Centre

TOO MANY MONITORS • A multiplicity of agencies overseeing civic amenities has diluted responsibility and accountability. Working in silos, the right arm often doesn’t know what the left’s up to

‘Need a powerful mayor to run the city, as in London’ • N.R. NARAYANA MURTHY, 76 Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Infosys

‘Bring the public into public infrastructure’ • NARESH V. NARASIMHAN, 60 Principal Architect, VA

‘Less govt, more privatisation’ • SATYA NARAYAN AGARWAL, 77 Chairman, Bhoruka Group

‘We should avoid band-aid solutions’ • IRFAN RAZACK, 69 CMD, Prestige Group

‘Deep corruption should be rooted out’ • T.V. MOHANDAS PAI, 62 Chairman, Manipal Global Education

‘There is no short-cut out of the mess’ • ANJALI KAROL MOHAN, 53 Partner, Integrated Design

‘Public sector lacks responsibility, accountability • PRASHANT PRAKASH, 57 Founding Partner, Accel, India

THE FIERCEST CHOPPER • After a long wait, India has an indigenous Light Combat Helicopter that can operate in high altitudes. Prachand is also being talked up as one of the world’s best

LEAN MACHINE • The LCH Prachand has the latest technology and has passed rigorous...