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It’s
one of the best-known addresses in the world, yet for 130
years it never existed beyond Arthur Conan Doyle’s
books and the imagination of millions. Now
it does. Prasenjit Mund took a walk down
Baker Street and invited himself to 221B, the lodgings of
Sherlock Holmes and John Watson – a house of mystery
where it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. |
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| Officially known by the more prosaic name of pedicabs, bugbugs
arguably remain the most romantic mode of transport in
central London. Rashmi Vasudeva takes a ride |
Puja Awasthi visits
her long lost rebel friend to find a life evenly balanced between
both sides of the hemisphere |
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The Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park reflects the strong sense of
democracy upheld by the English. Prashant Sood sits
through a session of thoughtful rambling |
There are heroes and then there are heroes.
Shonali
Muthalaly finds a little known park dedicated to little known heroes,
common people who showed uncommon valour |
Mr
Holmes, I presume 
A
spot of bugbuggin' in London!
The
bastion of free speech
Lost
park of ordinary heroes