18 Light Year LitterateurOn her 200th death anniversary, all that Jane Austen continues to inspire24 Forever Even If FadedThe myth of the Bolshevik revolution, which spread to the far corners of the world, wasreinventedby the Soviets. It has lost much of its sheen, but its echoes may never die down.34 Shell Shocks of LegacyOn the 100th birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi, a look at what she created and destroyed68 The Tree Grew ArmsThe Champaran satyagraha and the Naxalbari movement are separated by half a century andconsidered to be two different national phenomena. Yet, a thread of continuity links them.136 Children of SagaAn interview with noted writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar about India’s timeless cinematiclandmark—Mother India, which was released in 195710 LETTERS 160 GLITTERATI 166 DIARY