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CALCUTTA, India—After New York’s 9/11, Madrid’s 3/11, and London’s 7/7, Bombay will now remember 7/11: Starting at 6:24 p.m. on Tuesday July 11, Bombay was rocked by seven successive, devastating blasts. Timers detonated bombs left in overhead...
A democracy of more than 1 billion people, many profiting from a reformed economy, India is turning itself into a primary player in the global marketplace. Readers welcomed the rise of a free society, although not without a few misgivings about the lingering effects of the caste system and corruption...
The Awakening of India The cover story highlighting India's economic boom seems to have come at the right time [June 19]. The country is changing in all areas. Shopping malls and multiplexes have mushroomed in many cities; young people are identifying with the latest brands in consumer goods. The...
Quotas for Castes Re "Battle of the Castes" [June 5]: the Indian government's decision to reserve 27% of university seats for lower-caste groups that are officially known as Other Backward Classes has raised some protests, giving the impression of a countrywide controversy. But the system is already prevalent...
I was born to a very poor Brahman family in Kerala, India. I agree with the critics who say that the government is reserving university seats and government jobs for Other Backward Classes as a way of hanging on to the big voting bloc of the lower castes. Modern India...