Mixed legacy Support for Bush in Iraq war cast shadow on his rein.
SECOND EDIT
The new currency The race to privatise synthetic life forms can be dangerous.
MAIN ARTICLE
Choosing a President : Apparent insincerity Kalams tenure had made both the Congress and the Left, wary of a non-political person even as a figurehead, writes Amulya Ganguli.
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Going out The unfriendly treatment doesnt discourage him from going out, writes Tara Satyavrata.
IN PERSPECTIVE
Bending the rule book The rationale is that violations are a fait accompli and demolitions are difficult, writes Kathyayini Chamaraj.
The nations conscience is divided between whether to retain incumbent President Abdul Kalam or anoint a woman president in the form of Pratibha Patil. Will the UPA candidate Ms Patil make a better constitutional head than Mr Kalam? Certainly not, feel a majority of Deccan Herald readers. Since Ms Patil will become a pawn in the hands of her political boss, they want someone with a firm hand to be in the post.
