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Troubled space

A clash of personalities between a former chairman, mired in a controversial deal, and the current chairman, charged with inefficiency, is ensuring that Isro stays in the news more for controversy than for scientific breakthroughs

Napkins for dignity

A 59-year-old woman¿s initiative in memory of her daughter who died in 2003

In other words

At Lekhana, Bangalore¿s first literary weekend, the focus is on city writers and regional languages rather than on building a celebrity quotient by flying in star writers

The malt of India

Eastern melodies

A growing audience for folk music fused with contemporary sounds is fuelling the current popularity of singers like Papon

On a wing and a prayer

Return to Garden City

Plateful of rice

Paddy farmers come together under one roof to showcase and conserve hundreds of strains of this staple crop

Wanted: water warriors

Not long ago, Bangalore¿s many lakes were threatened by neglect and overdevelopment. There are inspiring examples of revival, but campaigners still worry about apathy

Risk factor

The going is not easy for delivery boys, microfinance agents and cab drivers

With a torch and a lathi

A documentary on Mumbai?s rat killers is now being screened in multiplexes

Lots of cash

An auction of rare coins and currency notes draws passionate collectors ¿ and big money

'Biographies can really drain you'

Mind your languages

According to UNESCO, 198 of India's mother tongues are in danger. Veenu Sandhu and Indulekha Aravind on what we may lose and what is being done about it

Second innings

A major fire at historic Russell Market left shopkeepers¿ future uncertain. Having raised funds for the rebuilding, they are ready for a new beginning

Power to the people

What's for dinner?

Antique mapping

Meet Sunil Murthy, the man who deals in rare old maps, photographs and hard-to-find objects

Powerful storyteller

Churn & Grind