Tamil Nadu-bound buses in flames after they were torched by pro-Karnataka activists during a protest over the raging Cauvery water row in Bengaluru last Monday. Water is but the most recent flashpoint between the rest of the state and Bengaluru. In contrast, rural inequality in Tamil Nadu is marginally worse than in Karnataka, at 0.30, but urban inequality is only 0.35%. Sudhir profiled the individuals and groups at the forefront of the violent protests Bengaluru witnessed last week. A week on, it is business as usual in Bengaluru, and last Monday’s protests will soon be forgotten.

Source: Mint September 19, 2016 04:41 UTC