January , 2006
An old party needs new gatecrashers
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The Husain Sagar lake in Hyderabad is almost as well known for its suicides as its beauty. Across Rayalseema, Telengana and coastal Andhra, farmers drink endosulfan pesticide to end their lives. And in Hyderabad city, jilted lovers, rebellious sons or distraught housewives simply jump into the Husain Sagar lake when they can't face life anymore. In fact, the suicide rate in Hyderabad city is among the highest in India. Now India's oldest and grandest party is beginning a two-day period of introspection in Hyderabad. The 82nd plenary of the All India Congress Committee will be wafted by the breezes off the Husain Sagar lake. The breezes are gentle, yet they carry the deadly scent of suicide. The Congress' coalition government is tottering in Karnataka. If it was Volcker in December, it's Bofors in the new year that has once again fallen on Nehru's party. The Congress' handling of the new....
More about Sagarika Ghose
Sagarika Ghose has been a journalist for 20 years, starting her career with The Times of India, then moving to become part of the start-up team of Outlook magazine, subsequently joining The Indian Express as Senior Editor. She was anchor of the flagship BBC World programme Question Time India before moving to CNN-IBN as prime time anchor and Deputy Editor. She is the anchor of the award-winning flagship debate programme Face The Nation on CNN-IBN. She is also a columnist for the Hindustan Times. She has won numerous awards including FICCI Media Achiever Award and Gr8-ITA Award for Excellence in Journalism. She is a graduate in History from St Stephen's College and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where she gained an MA and M.Phil in History and International Relations. She is the author of two acclaimed novels The Gin Drinkers and Blind Faith, both published worldwide by HarperCollins Publishers.
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