12 Transfer for Good Governance It would seem that political considerations outweigh everything else in Gujarat DGP P.C. Thakur’s controversial transfer to Delhi 20 An Open Letter to Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat’s open letter to Kashmiri youth receives a seething but humorous reply from a Kashmir-based writer 46 Net-a-Porter How online marketplaces are changing the contours and silhouette of fashion—and the trends of fashion consumption 66 Advertently So Is it premature to declare advertising dead in India 3 LEADERS 6 LETTERS 16 SEVEN DAYS 18 DEEP THROAT 44 BIZTRO 62 THE SKED 64 EAT, PRAY, LIVE 68 BOOKS 70 THE REVIEWS 72 TRENDING 74 DIARY