A Indian is among the victims of a train accident in a New York suburb.
On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 - gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he thinks of the changes he encounters in his motherland.
Rediff.com reproduces the 1997 feature about Laxman, his passion for crows, and of course, his genius.
