Saturday, April 24, 1999
Jaffna's Generation X out of the shadow of the gun, into the Web
For Generation X of this town in Sri Lanka's embattled northern peninsula, joining the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was an attractive career option four years ago.
Busybodies come to Mumbai's rescue
Let me describe the scene. I am in a car halfway up the slope from Nana Chowk going to Kemps Corner. I am late for an appointment. The light is red. I wait, hemmed in by cars on all three sides. From the corner of my eye, I see a Maruti Esteem emerge from the building on the left.
Building a Perfect Heritage
Recently, Mumbaiites have displayed great willingness to vociferously cry out their care for the city. A care for its invaluable physical fabric in the form of buildings, precincts, milestones, maidans, and other artefacts, all of which are commonly classified as built 'heritage'.
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