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First Citizens
Wajeda Karigar, Prasad Akkanouru, Vaibhaw Chidrewar, Nisha Sharma, Satyendra Dubey, Zaheera Sheikh, Baby Noor...'Ordinary people'? Think again.<div class="container" style="overflow-x: auto;"><table cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="33"> </td> <td colspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="6">LOOKBACK: SHOWING THE WAY</font> <hr ></td> <td width="33"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33"> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td width="33"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33"> </td> <td width="317"> <div align="center"> <center> <table cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>BOTTOMS UP</b><br > In Pune, a slum-dweller named <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20030714&fname=KIDS+%28F%29&sid=1">Wajeda Karigar</a> stood fourth in the state SSC exams. Prasad Akkanouru waited on tables in Nagpur and topped the arts batch <br > in class 12. Vaibhav Chidrewar, son of a bhelpuri vendor, <br > scored 91.8 per cent.</font></td> <td valign="top" width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>BABY’S DAY OUT</b><br > In her own little way, <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20030728&fname=Heart+%28F%29&sid=1">Baby Noor</a>, who came <br > all the way from <br > Pakistan to Bangalore <br > to get the two gaping holes in her heart <br > closed, contributed to bringing the two perpetually squabbling countries closer.</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> </td> <td width="317"> <div align="center"> <center> <table cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p ><i ></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> </td> <td width="33"> </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td width="33"> </td> <td width="317"> </td> <td width="317"> </td> <td width="33"> </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td width="33"> </td> <td width="317"> <div align="center"> <center> <table cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="300"><i ></td> <td width="17"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> </td> <td width="317"> <div align="center"> <center> <table cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="17"> </td> <td width="300"><i ></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> </td> <td width="33"> </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td width="33"> </td> <td width="317"> </td> <td width="317"> </td> <td width="33"> </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td width="33"> </td> <td width="317"><font face="Arial" size="6">First Citizens</font><br > <br > <font face="Arial" size="6">I</font><font face="Arial" size="2">N the year gone by, some simple, ordinary <br > people showed just what we can do to make <br > this a better country, if only we want to. <br > A young girl in Gujarat stood up to the <br > communal goons and narrated what she saw. <br > A young, intense-looking man in Gaya told <br > the truth about corruption and paid with his <br > life. And a bride-to-be said ‘no’ at the altar <br > and became a poster girl in the fight against <br > dowry.</font></td> <td width="317"> <div align="center"> <center> <table cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p ><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>(Clockwise from left)<br > <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20030714&fname=zaheera&sid=1">Zaheera Sheikh</a>;<br > <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20031210&fname=dube&sid=2">Satyendra Dubey</a> and<br > <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20030519&fname=nishasharma&sid=1">Nisha Sharma:</a> the brave</b> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td width="100%"><i ></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> </td> <td width="33"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33"> </td> <td colspan="2" width="634"> <hr size="1"> <p ><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>LOOKBACK</b><br > <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=REssay+%28Guha%29+%28F%29&sid=1">Ram Guha: Congress</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=SJagannathan+%28F%29&sid=1">N. S. Jagannathan: BJP</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/photoessays.asp?foldername=20040112&filename=TFreeze+Frame+PE&storyid=1">Ian Berry, Elizabeth Dalizel, Ami Vitale and Steve McCurry: Freezeframe </a>! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=URajamohan+%28F%29&sid=1">C. Rajamohan: Foreign Policy</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zcol+Ayaz+Menon+%28F%29&sid=1">Ayaz Memon: Cricket</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=VYear+War&sid=1">War</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=WLookback&sid=1">Terror</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=XWLookback&sid=1">Corruption</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=YLookback&sid=1">Showing The Way</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zdlookback&sid=1">Cricket</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zelookback&sid=1">Rest of Sport</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/photoessays.asp?foldername=20040112&filename=ZfNewsbreakers+PE&storyid=1">News Breakers</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zelookback&sid=1">The Milestones</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zhlookback&sid=1">The Books</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zilookback&sid=1">Leisure And Entertainment</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zjlookback&sid=1">Dubious Distinction Awards</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zllookback&sid=1">Crossword</a></font></p> <p ><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>LOOKAHEAD</b><br > <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zklookback&sid=1">Clearvoyance</a> ! <a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/specialfeature.asp?fodname=20040112&fname=Zmlookback&sid=1">Coming Up Next</a></font></p> </td> <td width="33"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table></div>
First Citizens N the year gone by, some simple, ordinary people showed just what we can do to make this a better country, if only we want to. A young girl in Gujarat stood up to the communal goons and narrated what she saw. A young, intense-looking man in Gaya told the truth about corruption and paid with his life. And a bride-to-be said ‘no’ at the altar and became a poster girl in the fight against dowry. |
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