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List of Book Stores Bangalore Gangaram's Book Bureau 72, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Contact Person: Mr. Prakash Gangaram Tel.2558-1617, 2558-1618, 25586189. Puliani Book House No.7, First Floor, 3rd Main, Hotel Street, Below Bangalore Residency Gandhinagar, Bangalore - 560 009. Tel. No.42515151/22342121 Contact Person: Mr. Vinayak Sairam Book Paradise Sri Venktabri Arcade, 26,Gandhi Market, Main Road, Between Vidyarati Bhavan, & Rotiaghar, Basavanugdi, Bangalore - 56000 Contact Person: Mr Venkatesh Babu Tel: 09341973854 Axis Books 330/9, 2nd Main, Intermediate Ring Road, Ring Road, Domlur Layout, Bangalore - 560 071. Tel. No: +91 80 41526657/40383838 Mumbai Book Lovers 'SNEHA' ,Shop No. 5, Lokhandwala Shopping Opp. Sasural Restaurant, Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400 058. Tel : 26324594 Contact Person: Mr. Rudramuni R. Biradar Durai Book House Shop No. 1, Patel Mahal, Plot No. 373, King Cir...

Since I have to travel on a daily basis to office and back, it is but natural I will be travelling often in auto rickshaws (a common experience in suburban Mumbai). It has been shocking to learn that the auto rickshaw fares have fallen by about 25 to 30% due to the checking of tampered meters. The meter fares over the years have consistently come to an amount of 25 to 30% over and above the actual fares so as to fool daily travellers. That thousands of rickshaw drivers have been cheating just shows how rampant corruption is in our blood and in the system and that Anna's drive is just an Anti-Congress propaganda. Interestingly, what the auto rickshaw drivers are fighting for is the Right to Cheat . They have called for a strike as RTO officials are catching them red-handed with tampered meters. They have earlier gone on strike when the RTO tried to force them to use electronic meters which couldn't be tampered. Surprisingly, the government has given in to their demands of a fa...