Schizophrenic India: The Missing Link

The bridge in the background has been under construction since more than a decade. It can save a 5 day detour, needed to reach Likhabali. However, local contractors who make millions out of their monopoly on ferries, in connivance with all other vested interest, have prevented it. The entire Indian army setup and the civilian population depend on rides on dilapidated ferries for transporting everything - from FRUITS to FORDs - In Assam

Schizophrenic India: Martyrs and the Unsafe Citizens

This is a now-unused memorial to commemorate the naxal martyrs. We came across this in our visit to an anti-naxal setup in Gaya District. The policeman on the left was involved in the Road-Opening Patrol (R.O.P) that was necessary before our movement in this area could be deemed "safe"