Who Will Be Good for India?
Amid the confusion surrounding the election of the 43rd President of the United States, the question in Indian minds was: Who between Al Gore and George Bush will be better for India?

After Basu, Work
Reviving a listless economy and keeping the die-hard reds at bay—the new Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya will require extraordinary grit to junk the legacy of Basu raj.

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
Demolishing Dreams

Abroad Hints

Smiling Still

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Lest We Forget

FLASHPOINTS

»The hill people want Gairsain rather than Dehradun as the capital.

»Locals allege the chief minister has been foisted upon them by the Centre.

»After delimitation, 40-45 assembly constituencies will lie in the plains.

»This raises fears of continued domination by people from the plains.

MetroScape
Retro Scape
The Delhi-based gallery Nature Morte is engaged in bringing curatorial honour to old Indian works with "Shah, Souza and Sundaram"...
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Looking Glass

Chennai: Cosmetic Store

Delhi: Restaurant

Calcutta: Confectionery

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With all the noise about the cabinet resolution on dilution of the government’s stakes in public sector banks, is anyone buying shares of these banks, asks V. Shankar Aiyar in Au ContrAiyar.

"The emphasis will be to create a truly world class faculty with diverse approaches, beliefs, research and pedagogical styles," Prof. Sumantra Ghoshal, founding dean of the Indian Business School, tells INDIA TODAY Associate Editor V. Shankar Aiyar in an exclusive interview.

Long-forgotten customs are invoked to preserve Meghalaya's endangered sacred groves, and the legends surrounding them. INDIA TODAY's Teresa Rehman reports on the unique conservation effort in Despatches.