Children For Sale
For as little as Rs 3,000, impoverished parents sell their children to adoption centres and unscrupulous operators in Andhra Pradesh, who in turn earn up to Rs 3 lakh from foster families. A look at the people involved, the law and where the process went wrong.

Amma Turns Red
J. Jayalalitha's hopes for contesting the elections have been dashed with the rejection of her nomination papers. But this does not deter her from stepping up her campaigning efforts for the AIADMK and assuming an aggressive stance.

Past Tense
The muted reaction of the Government to the massacre of the BSF troops raises many questions. A look at the past skirmishes between the BSF and BDR gives an insight into what led to the heightening of tension at the border.

Coming To Life
With the end of state monopoly, private insurance companies are offering wider risk coverage and better customer relations.

Starting Over
It's been three months since nature shook Gujarat, killing over 30,000 and shattering dreams. Despite government promises and generosity of individuals, rehabilitation is still to touch the lives of many. The story in pictures.

METROSCAPE: LOOKING GLASS

DELHI
Poster

IndiaLog Publications' One Page Classics is "literature at a glance"--a condensed version of a literary text printed on 30 x 40 inches of fine art paper that can be stored in the sturdy accompanying cylinder or framed. The first published text, the 3rd millennium b.c. Sumerian The Epic of Gilgamesh is accompanied by coloured illustrations and line drawings. Indialog's The Sikh Gurus and Malgudi Revisited, due next month, utilise research material from various sources which is then reworked by the company's in-house and an out-house team. Rs 495 each. Call (011) 683-9936, 632-0504.

CALCUTTA
Pub

A golf set from 1902. Polo memorabilia belonging to the Windsors. London Pub, a 40-cover hangout at Golden Park hotel at Ho Chi Minh Sarani, is crammed with all kinds of typically British mementos (okay, we'll forgive the Elvis posters at the door). But the best thing about it are its mini meals and the six-pitcher drinks (a triple Margarita or a gin-based Jack-in-the-Box for Rs 450 for four pegs). At a cover charge of Rs 600 (redeemable with coupons), the pub's quite reasonable for a light dinner-and-dance. Opens at 9 p.m. every night. Call (033) 288-3939

BANGALORE & MUMBAI
Rock Concert

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams will be performing live in Bangalore on May 4 at the Palace Grounds and in Mumbai on May 6 at the NSE grounds in Goregaon as part of his Best of Me tour. Adams holds the record for the longest running No. 1 single in British music history with the hit Everything I do, I do it for you (from the film Robinhood) selling eight million copies. He has performed in India once before in 1994 for MTV's Video Music Awards in Mumbai. Tickets for the show are Rs 300 and Rs 500 and are available at leading outlets in the two cities. Call (080) 224-3273 for more details.

MetroScape

Focusing On Art
The brief for participants at
"Exhibit 'A' 2001" organised by the
200-member
Photographers'
Guild of India at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai, was clear—no advertisement and portfolio photos. more...

Looking Glass

Delhi Poster:
One Page Classics

Calcutta Pub:
London Pub

Bangalore & Mumbai Rock Concert:
Bryan Adams

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya reflected optimism about winning the state election when he spoke to INDIA TODAY Senior Editor Sumit Mitra at the CPI(M) headquarters in Kolkata, minutes before rushing off for campaigning.
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