WHEN he was in the Indian Air Force, Prathap Bhimasena Rao was flying Jaguars and breaching the sound barrier. After the Kargil war and the ceasefire that followed, he couldn’t fly anymore because of an injury. He joined civilian life, earning a management degree from Harvard and working with blue chip companies.
Now at the age of 44, he has dedicated himself to fighting a different kind of battle at ground level. He saves lives by fixing potholes and by making roads safer.
Potholes occur worldwide, but they are the particular bane of Indian roads, resulting in loss. . .