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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF A...CIRCUS COMPANY
A ringside view
Not just acrobats and animals, the tent is home to tailors, carpenters and cooks too. PRINCE FREDERICKmeets up with the 322-strong Great Bombay Circus family

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Stolen moments
Many of the 22 images by professional photographer Satyajit were taken during brief breaks at shoots

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Here it is. A treasure. In every sense of the word. A taste of the centuries. A seamless and fascinating fusion of Andhra culture and history, art and textiles, festivals and invaluable recipes.

“I learnt more history, geography, ...

I don’t think it is fair to put all the blame on big cars. The congestion on the roads is mainly because of bad infrastructure, road indiscipline and encroachments. Cars have become a status symbol, and the number of vehicle buyers is ...

Huge number of apartments, supermarkets, two-wheelers, autos, SUVs…where’s the space to accommodate it all. Getting caught in a traffic jam is an unpleasant side-effect.

C. ...

Our pothole-ridden and narrow roads cannot take the huge number of four-wheelers. Widening of the roads means bringing down buildings flanking them, which is practically not possible. So all that we can do is follow traffic rules and drive ...

More people owning cars and the coming of big cars may be a sign of economic development. But this should be accompanied by better infrastructure. This is essential if we need to get rid of traffic congestion and make driving a pleasant ...

When I drive to office everyday, I see big cars such as the Scorpio, Innova and Tavera with just one person inside; the man behind the steering wheel. Big vehicles use almost all of the road and create traffic congestion. We can’t stop ...

The standard of living of individuals is reflected by the size and brand of the car they own. Paradoxically, the roads remain small.

Priya ...

With the rapidly expanding city and advent of cheaper cars, we are in for more traffic jams. Big cars eat up road space drastically and aggravate the traffic problems. The authorities should levy some special taxes on big cars, and keep these ...

Everyday, after 6 p.m., Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Main Road witnesses traffic jams. The congestion is because motorists going to and coming from the East Coast Road, in order to skip the various signals on the Lattice Bridge Road, use this road. ...

Tata’s Nano is here. Why go for big cars? Get into the Nano and get out of traffic jams. You can also save fuel.

T.V. Ramamurthy

Sholingnallur ...

Big cars (SUVs) occupy more road space, whether parked or on the move, and consume more fuel. We urgently need reliable, efficient and cheap public transport, strong disincentives to own or use motorised personal transport, honest policing and ...

The technological development in the auto segment does not match the infrastructural development. Big and classy cars flood the market, but the roads remain as bad as they ...

Tomorrow it will be “A large number of small cars and smaller roads”.

This has prompted me to think why not come up with a new, comfortable and dependable mode of transport that will be used by all people. I am happy to ...

I am a Mylaporean-turned-Lilliputian. We have been reduced to being a Lilliputian by these mammoth vehicles that are driven recklessly by haughty drivers through our narrow roads.

T.S. Gopal

Luz Church ...

Flouting lane discipline, over-taking, speeding and parking haphazardly are the reasons for chaos on the roads.

Janardhanan S. ...

One evening, while returning from office, I was stranded at an intersection, because of traffic congestion. The jam took almost an hour to clear, after a traffic policeman was summoned. Blaring horns and shrill voices made me step out of my ...

The purchasing power has increased and the roads are crammed with cars. A car can today be bought for a lakh. Affordable cars are a boon to the middle-class, but the infrastructure should be in place too. Big cars, which can be bought with ...

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