12 A City Collects Itself As the waters recede, Chennai residents come to grips with what’s left of their belongings, their shattered sense of urban safety, and their very lives 24 It Heralds a Disaster Vendetta or not, a brave front cannot save Sonia Gandhi and her son from an appearance in court over the National Herald controversy. The story isn’t pretty. 34 Real Estate Plateau The skyline is hazy. Nothing is perking up sentiment in the sector. Worse, nothing seems likely to do so in the near future either 48 Broad Strokes of Dusk Four artists, well in their 90s, brush age away with their casual strokes of genius. Presenting... S.H. Raza, Ram Kumar, K.G. Subramanyan and Krishen Khanna. 64 ‘Mrs Gandhi was the biggest star ever’ Extracts from Anything But Khamosh, a biography of actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha 03 Leader 06 Letters 10 the shine 16 seven days 18 Deep throat 36 biztro 44 Track 2 56 the sked 62 eat, pray, live 68 books 70 the reviews 72 trending 74 diary