Of malls, hypermarkets and consumerism -
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Proloy Bagchi
The other day our entire family visited Hyper City, the new hyper-market in the premises of the mall known as DB City. Promoted by a big vernacular media group, the Mall is situated close to the biggest business district of the central Indian city...
India's "Tiger State" finds tigers dispensible -
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Proloy Bagchi
The other day, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, chief minister (CM) of Madhya Pradesh (MP), came out with a startling statement. Speaking at the Panna Tiger Reserve he asserted that he was not in favour of creating a buffer zone for it. One could not "destroy" Panna...