The Economist (US), February 21st, 2004
Laloo-land Many Indians are being left behind AS IT gazes out over the eponymous Gandhi maidan, a huge public lawn in the centre of Patna, the statue of the Mahatma--as always equipped with dhoti (loin-cloth), spectacles and walking cane--looks steadfast but rather forlorn. On a chilly January morning, the maidan is covered in litter; around its edge, the homeless sleep under makeshift shelters, warmed by little bonfires of rubbish; pigs sift empty plastic bags; even the children half-heartedly playing cricket seem infected by the air of rot and neglect. Elsewhere in the city, communists are...
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