March , 2009
Nano means small, and small means development
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Uttarakhand was once a state reliant on the money order economy and huge liquor revenues. Today the hill state has come a long way. And there is no better example than the fact that when the Tata Nano car rolls out at the end of March, it will do so from the Pantnagar plant in Uttarakhand. Unlike Uttar Pradesh - which has always been an epicenter of Indian politics - Uttarakhand might not have a history full of glorious political tales and flamboyant political stars such as the Nehrus and Gandhis, tall leaders of the stature of Atal Bihari Vajpayee or political heavy-weights like the Mulayams and the Mayawatis; but read Uttrakhand's brief political history and you will be forced to believe in the maxim: 'the smaller the better'. Unlike its 'elder sibling'-- Uttar Pradesh --from which the hill state was carved out in 2000, Uttarakhand....
More about Abhishek Patni
Abhishek Patni joined CNN-IBN in July 2005 and is working as a Special Correspondent in Noida. In his 15-year career, he has worked with The Pioneer, Hindustan Times, Zee News and Sahara Samay. He joined the channel as Bureau Chief in Lucknow. A keen observer of politics, Patni has covered the 1997, 1998 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections and the UP Assembly elections of 1997, 2002 and 2007. Apart from several special reports and impact stories including the Amitabh Bachchan Barabanki Land scam, Manjunath murder case and Mayawati Taj Corridor case, he's also reported live from Badrinath on the kapat opening ceremony at height of 10,800 feet in 2004. A product of St Joseph's College Nainital, he has a Masters in Modern Indian History from the DAV college, Dehradun. He also has a post-graduate diploma in journalism and mass communication from Bhartiya Vidhaya Bhawan, Lucknow. He has done an appreciation course in professional cinematography from Pune in 2001. Loves traveling, trekking, reading and writing. Is married with a son.
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