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...statement of arrival was missed by anyone, she turned up later that day at a five-star hotel in the Indian capital New Delhi for a second celebration. "If you've come from nothing and then make money, it's a very understandable psychological drive to want to openly spend it," says Chandra Bhan Prasad, a pioneering Dalit newspaper columnist. That's especially true, says Prasad, if you feel unwelcome by the traditional ruling classes: "There is still a feeling among many in the upper-caste Hindu élite that she's not acceptable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Queen of the Dalits | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...analyst Swapan Dasgupta, "because she has this arbitrary style." Since taking over in Uttar Pradesh again, Mayawati, who has called herself a "living goddess," has ordered half a dozen statues of herself and is building a $100 million park to commemorate BSP founder Kanshi Ram. She also wants to spend billions of dollars on a highway running beside the Ganges and has plans for a shopping mall next to the Taj Mahal. Such huge projects appeal to her supporters not only because they provide thousands of jobs but because, like her birthday parties, they project an image of Dalit power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Queen of the Dalits | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...died at her feet, while countless great ones were born out of her ability to make writers refine their thoughts and search beyond the obvious to explain something deeper and more significant for the reader. In her new life, she plans to see as much theater as she can, spend time with her husband Kamau and devote more attention to the blog she began a year ago, Broadway & Me broadwayandme.blogspot.com) The one consolation for us and for the readers of TIME is that Jan will continue to contribute to the magazine as a writer and an editor. It is fitting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Eyes and Ears | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...That typically means both sides must review thousands of documents to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of confidential information to the other party. The service costs about $1 per page in India but can range from $7 to $10 per page in the U.S. "Some clients don't want to spend that much, especially if they don't even know how much their damages could be," says Conrad Jacoby, owner of efficientEDD, a legal-technology consultancy in Dunn Loring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Call My Lawyer ... in India | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...think any endorsement for President means jack," Ed Rendell will tell you. But if you spend a morning watching the popular governor of Pennsylvania work the phone for his favored candidate, Hillary Clinton, you quickly see why he is the exception to his own rule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Ed Rendell Deliver for Clinton? | 4/2/2008 | See Source »

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