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Does the city know what the city knows?

Published on January 8, 2012 By R R Dasgupta

People are the smart units No one knows more about a city and how it functions than the people who live and work there. Ask the auto-rickshaw driver to take you from one place and the other by the shortest possible route and he will do so without needing a GPRS device. Ask the postman [...]

The patriot’s cup of tea

Published on October 23, 2010 By rrdasgupta

I come from a family of Naval commanders and people who have served in other branches of our armed services. Naturally, the picture of an officer-and- gentleman is that of a dapper young-at-heart person, people who radiate courage, discipline and vitality. But what happens when they are disabled while on duty. I am talking about [...]