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Finding a haven in Bangalore’s bookstores
By Kevin Matyi
Becoming a local landmark. Specializing in obscure, hard-to-find titles from centuries past. Fitting hundreds of thousands of books in a tiny storefront. These are the ways that independent bookstores are surviving in Bangalore. Continue reading
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Tagged Bangalore, Blossom, bookstore, Bookworm, Higginbothams, JWWIndia, Kevin Matyi, Select bookstore
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The garment industry tackles India’s social ills
By Alicia Bermudez and Kevin Matyi Indian Designs, a garment manufacturer with seven factories throughout India, appears to be a model of corporate social responsibility. The clean, airy, well-lit factory at its headquarters in Bangalore employs 2,200 people. In total, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicia Bermudez, Bangalore, Cividep, garment factory, idARE, Indian Designs, JWWIndia, Kevin Matyi
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COLUMN: Why has no one fixed the traffic yet?
By Kevin Matyi
During our reporting in Bangalore, our 13-passenger van was in a minor accident. I watched as a motorcyclist attempted to drive past us on the left shoulder. Continue reading
Posted in Out and About, second carousel
Tagged B-TRAC, Bangalore, Bangalore traffic, BBMP, JWWIndia, Kevin Matyi, M.A. Saleem, Vasant Bhagwat
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A fledgling reporter learns he can fly
By Kevin Matyi
Wednesday, June 3—I am still early in the journalism program, having completed only four classes. When my first day of interviews came around yesterday, I feared that my limited interviewing experience hadn’t prepared me for the half a dozen interviews I had within two days.
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