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  • People’s doctor
    People’s doctor

    Dr V Shanta heads the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai. Active even at 87 years, she talks to Manasa Ramraj about her childhood inspiration, adding: ‘Doctors must learn to treat their patients as human beings and not as mere commodities.’

      Posted    12-Jul-2014    5 Issue 28
  • Hills’ call
    Hills’ call

    Himachal Pradesh is luring visitors mainly because there has been a delay in the onset of monsoon in the plains of North India. Vishal Gulati gives some tips on planning a trip to those hills

      Posted    12-Jul-2014    5 Issue 28
  • Just unfriendly
    Just unfriendly

    Public transport in the country is not friendly to people with disabilities, says Rupesh Dutta, citing as example Delhi’s insensitive crew, vehicles with no ramps and people sans awareness

      Posted    12-Jul-2014    5 Issue 28
  • Tough ride
    Tough ride

    Blowing the whistle is the most difficult thing on work for the new women bus conductors of Rajasthan, who endure heat, rickety buses and many more woes. Abha Sharma takes a ride to find out

      Posted    12-Jul-2014    5 Issue 28
  • Holy apps
    Holy apps

    Mobile apps are not just for the naughty and the haughty. Even the devout now use applications that help observe religious rituals like the fast in the holy month of Ramadan, says Mohit Dubey

      Posted    12-Jul-2014    5 Issue 28