Burden Of Hope
Ajit Jogi takes over a state rich in surplus resources, but can expect teething troubles from expectant allies and disappointed rivals vying for the top post

Wasteland
Jyoti Basu leaves behind a state that is politically marginalised, economically denuded. His legacy: masterful non-performance.

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
True Lies Forever

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
Intrigues at the Very Top

Royal Meltdown

Twin-Pronged Strategy

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Lest We Forget

BOOKS

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Echoes
By Sruti Mohapatra
(Writers Workshop, Rs 60)
The Sky, Why? etcetera. An eclectic collection of poems.

The Hiding Place
By Trezza Azzopardi
(Picador, £5.99)
A novel of despair shortlisted for the 2000 Booker Prize.

An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afganistan
By Jason Elliot
(Picador, £6.99)
Travel book on the Asia "without an inferiority complex".

Love in the Land of Midas
By Kapka Kassabova
(Penguin, £6.99)
Passion and politics from the winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize.

Life isn't all Ha Ha Hee Hee
By Meera Syal
(Penguin, Rs 295)
Paperback issue of a tale of three East End Punjabi friends.

Constitution, Government and Politics
By M.V. Pylee
(Universal Law, Rs 185)
Essays on the Constitution, government, legislature and judiciary.

Public Sector Bus Transport in India in the New Millennium
By M. K. Thomas
(Ebenezer, Rs 1,000)
Historical perspective of bus transport in India.

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Gracious Gaggle
Goodness Gracious Me!..."takes the mickey out of Asians in the UK"
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Looking Glass

Mumbai: Restaurant

Delhi: Art Exhibition

Delhi: Restaurant

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How can Non-Performing Assets of companies be cleared? By recovering what you can, writes INDIA TODAY Associate Editor V. Shankar Aiyar in AuContrAiyar.

The Bangalore Development Authority becomes the first civic body in the country to issue a showcause notice to a sitting High Court judge for land violations. INDIA TODAY Principal Correspondent Stephen David reports on a determined demolition drive in Despatches.