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...agencies, including the police and military. It is one of the few pockets of India that has not been topographically surveyed. No good maps exist of the region. The only "government" the tribal people of these forests are acquainted with is provided by a fearsome band of insurgents: "Janatana Sarkar," the people's government run by the guerrillas of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoists), for whom most of the forest is a de facto military headquarters. (See how India is stepping up its fight against the Maoists...
...legal reforms that are critical to nurturing democracy and development have been totally ignored by feudal lords masquerading as politicians and hell-bent on retaining power. East Pakistan split away to become Bangladesh; given half a chance, Baluchistan or some other restive regions would do just the same. Sanjay Sarkar, Mumbai...
...base of the population," he says. "Why are we denying the masses comforts that we enjoy today?" There are millions of other families still in India, still piled onto motorcycles, who have asked themselves that question. "It's difficult to carry my entire family on a bike," says Jyotirmoy Sarkar, a rice farmer in a village 72 miles (116 km) from Kolkata. "For people like me with limited means but big dreams, Nano is a dream come true." That's a big order for a small...
...Harvard students were shut out of the Rhodes Scholarship competition. Last year, the College came back with a vengeance, boasting six awardees. This year, three winners gave the Crimson a happy medium. Clara L. Blattler ’08, Sammy K. Sambu ’08, and Shayak Sarkar ’07 were awarded the prestigious full scholarships to Oxford University, which include in their criteria “literary and scholastic attainments,” “success in sports,” and a commitment to service, morality and leadership. Blattler, a resident of Brookline, Mass...
...probably shouldn’t be writing this article about Shayak Sarkar ’07. Not only is he one of my closest friends, but last week he bestowed upon me a pair of designer jeans for no apparent reason. For the record though, I decided to write about Sarkar before any premium denim changed hands. At any rate, the jeans gifting is illustrative: Shayak Sarkar is the kind of guy who performs stylish acts of kindness—the kind of acts that don’t just make you feel better; they make you feel better about...