Sunday, October 4, 1998
Winning the toss
It was the toss of a coin that determined the future trajectory of the IAS topper of the 1963 batch of civil servants. According to IAS lore related by the friends and classmates of Cabinet Secretary Prabhat Kumar and Rural Development Secretary N.C. Saxena, both the men had literally staked their future on the toss of a coin.
Inside the garden
In June, the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR) in Chamoli district of the Garhwal Himalaya was the scene of a unique struggle. Several hundred Bhotiya tribals, living in the village of Lata, Tolma Peng and Rini which lie on the periphery of the park, went on a hunger strike to claim their traditional rights of gathering forest produce and grazing their cattle.
A question of questions
In these enigmatic times, asking questions is a bit like speaking into a deep well. All you come up with are more questions. In fact, the answers to most queries now are often just more questions.
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