The Naidu effect
It was not just an election campaign for Chandrababu Naidu and Om Prakash Chautala. It was a sentimental journey back to a past of cherished memory for the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.



Don't fool us, say Bihar's voters
On the surface, time stands still in Bihar. Small towns like Motihari, Bettiah, Sitamarhi look as they did 20 years ago. Even Patna remains unchanged, with its rubbish dumps, paan-stained walls and choked drains.



A career diplomat in the court of the Yankees
I had accumulated almost four years of earned leave but had not been able to avail of it because of exigencies of service. So in December 1972, I proceeded on this leave preparatory to retirement after completion of 35.



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