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Volume 1 | Issue 23 | January 17, 2013 | Rs 10
Most people know SR Hiremath as the activist who sent mining don Janardhana Reddy to jail. Basu Megalkeri brings you the stirring, untold story of how he gave up the plush comforts of corporate America to become India’s quiet eco warrior 12-15
GIANT KILLER REAL ESTATE How owners and tenants are coping with a changing retailscape 16
AUTHORSPEAK What bothers Suketu Mehta about his home state Gujarat 18
MAKEOVER At 54, Lucky Ali reinvents himself for another shot at pop fame 23