India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But Is It Modern?
Letter from India, The International Herald Tribune PONDICHERRY, INDIA — S. Durairaj is by all accounts a modern man. He drives a car, uses a cellphone and keeps up with international news. In his spare time, he studies for a law degree. He intends to pursue a career as a lawyer. A few years ago, […]
The Promise of India’s Nascent Economy
Letter from India, The International Herald Tribune KOOT ROAD, INDIA — This is the kind of dusty crossing that might once have been referred to as a farming town. A couple of decades ago, it was surrounded by fields of rice and sugarcane. Agriculture was the lifeblood of the economy. Farmers clogged the streets […]
Prying Open India’s Vast Bureaucracy
Letter from India, The International Herald Tribune PONDICHERRY, India — P.M.L. Kalayansundaram calls himself a human rights worker. He runs an organization that provides a variety of services to villagers in this area — legal aid, financial assistance to help them organize marriage and death ceremonies, and free refrigerated coffin boxes that they would […]