Thursday, November 12, 1998
Thackeray's histrionics now on stage
Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray's admirers and adversaries have a reason to look forward to the November 14 evening at Rangsharada theatre, Bandra. The fans can go ga-ga over his larger-than-life frame that comes alive in the Marathi play Pasayadan, whereas critics can wonder at the irony of it all.
Ebbing of the tourism tide
In the 1980s, when charter tourism was first mooted in Goa, the resort state was billed as India's tourism capital: the gateway to mega-bucks from the West. More than 15 years later, the wheel has come a full circle. Fewer international tourists are visiting Goa and, with the promised embarrassment of riches not coming through, the local population is gradually turning hostile to tourism.
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