Switching channels
It was August 1942 when Gandhiji's words "karenge ya marenge" led to pan-Indian unrest and the British resorted to `censorship' and mass arrests.



Mumbai dying
On that fateful morning as the Mumbai police made preparations to arrest Bal Thackeray, the shops began to close one by one. By noon offices and schools had emptied and taximen were urging one another to get off the roads. What kind of metropolis is it that shuts down in an instant?



Bogeymen against Women's Bill
Latest Human Development Report commented on India's efforts in empowering women at the grassroots level. But this did not help in pressing the Women's Reservation Bill through Parliament.



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