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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...endearing star of Bernardo Bertolucci's 1993 movie, Little Buddha, Raju Lal was a shoeshine boy when he was plucked from the slums of Katmandu and ushered into the realm of movie acting. Now his worldly success has faded (especially the money), and Raju is trolling for work in the fly-blown lanes of the Pahargunj slum of New Delhi. He earned $15,000 from the film, but he comes from a family of 11, and he claims his former agent kept part of the cash. Unable to read or write, the onetime child star does not want to return...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: May 19, 1997 | 5/19/1997 | See Source »

...fact, freshman Vedica Jain delivered the team's most promising performance in the Harvard Invitational, taking the championship in the B Singles draw. Jain won in straight sets in every match along the way, finishing with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Leela Raju from Brown in the finals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis Teams Win; Season Starts Well | 10/1/1996 | See Source »

...White House. Clinton's 1992 offering of a middle-class tax break all but assured his victory. Dole's promise of a 15% tax cut is unachievable. Its only purpose is to garner votes. For the sake of American politics, let's hope that this ploy doesn't work. RAJU GOYAL Phoenix, Arizona Via E-mail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 9, 1996 | 9/9/1996 | See Source »

...Wang (Harvard) def. Sangakrara (Brown), 6-1, 6-1; 2. She (H) def. Martynova (B), 6-0, 6-1; 3. Majmudar (H) def. Raju (B), 6-4, 6-3; 4. Hricko (H) def. Rhee (B), 6-3, 6-0; 5. Granat (H) def. Kupra (B), 6-3, 6-3; 6. Kim (H) def. Odabasihan...

Author: By --eric F. Brown, | Title: Women's Tennis Vanquishes Brown, 7-0 | 4/27/1996 | See Source »

Unfortunately, tens of thousands of people like Raju live within five miles / of the park and its riches. Residing in a relatively prosperous agricultural region, Raju is far better off than India's desperate poor. Even so, temptation led him to supplement his income by poaching other animals for years before he shot the tiger. Says C. Srinivasan, Nagarahole's deputy wildlife warden: "It's like trench warfare. We can never relax...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENVIRONMENT: A Shotgun, a Promise of $5 and a Skinned Cat | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

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