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Ltd. © 2000 - 2011 All rights reserved Lalsingh@tehelka.com en http://www.tehelka.com/images/permanentimages/Tehelka_logo.gif http://www.tehelka.com Tehelka News Magazine - India's Independent weekly News magazine Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Bashir-ud-Din tells Riyaz Wani that missionary activities have to be halted to ensure communal harmonyhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212INCOLDBLOOD.asp Riyaz Wani Current AffairsBandra, Mumbai By Deepshikha Hoodahttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212INSPIRATION.aspDeepshikha HoodaCurrent AffairsRenegade Maoist groups wreak havoc in Jharkhand, often with the tacit support of the state policehttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212Splinter.aspKunal MajumderCurrent AffairsThe penalties against drunken driving are laughable and that’s why tipplers are running amok on our roads, reports Avalok Langerhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212Highway.aspAvalok LangerCurrent AffairsUpper Assam faces a new rebellion by a small ethnic group seeking a special status, reports Ratnadip Choudhuryhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212Assam.aspRatnadip ChoudhuryCurrent AffairsOut of a thousand-odd cases filed against illegal gender tests, only 83 have found doctors guilty. Shonali Ghosal reportshttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212Lack.aspShonali Ghosal Current AffairsTHE CHHATTISGARH Assembly will now consider an applicant’s intent before giving information under RTI.http://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212Chhattisgarh.aspPrakhar JainCurrent AffairsPopulist schemes blithely promised by both the Congress and the SAD will take Punjab deeper into debt, reports Sai Manishhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212Poll_vault.aspSai ManishCurrent AffairsA botched-up operation led to the escape of three top suspects in the 13/7 Mumbai blasts case. Ashish Khetan on how this happened and why it is likely to happen againhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212why.aspAshish KhetanCurrent AffairsA famous friendship. A famous fallout. There has been a seismic political rupture in Tamil Nadu. This is the inside story of why it happened. Ambition. Betrayal. Fact. And fiction. Jeemon Jacob has it allhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne040212Coverstory.aspJeemon JacobCurrent AffairsThe plan to widen the scope of sexual offences to include male victims is a good move, but clubbing it with rape is nothttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Op040212proscons.aspHasina KharbihOpinionAre we now a country that cannot bear the disembodied video presence of a writer whose book we do not approve of? Nisha Susan follows the Rushdie-shaped troubles at Diggihttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212RUSHDIE.aspNisha SusanCulture and SocietyWhat would India be like if we were reading in each other’s bhashas? Nisha Susan speculates at the Jaipur Literature Festivalhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212That.aspNisha SusanCulture and SocietyThey spoke to TEHELKA about why this is both a very frightening and exhilarating time to be a young African writer — as Selasi says, one way or the other, they must talk back.http://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212Africa.aspSunaina KumarCulture and SocietyHow does one live in the eye of fear? As Ashvin Kumar takes us to the streets of Kashmir again, Nishita Jha meets the man intent on bypassing the censor boardhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112Going.aspNishita JhaCulture and SocietyAradhna Wal enters the lair of a YouTube microtrend and discovers raw, heavy flavourshttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212Kitchen.aspAradhna Wal Culture and SocietyAre you a well-travelled, discerning 10-year-old with a wardrobe that bores you? Worry no more. Sunaina Kumar goes to the first India Kids Fashion Weekhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212Little.aspSunaina KumarCulture and SocietyEnvironmentalist Bjørn Lomborg debunks some myths about climate change during a conversation with Shoma Chaudhuryhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212Think.asp Shoma ChaudhuryCulture and SocietyCompiled by Aradhna Wal & Naina Manjrekarhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212mastertakes.aspAradhna Wal & Naina ManjrekarCulture and SocietyThe movie tells us the story of early 20th century America by breaking down the psyche of one of the most prominent Americans of that time.http://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212JEDGAR.asp Mona JCulture and SocietyCompiled by Poorva Rajaramhttp://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212Vanityfair.asp Poorva RajaramCulture and SocietyHis works have been displayed at the Aicon Gallery, London, Seoul Art Center, Korea, and Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei.http://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212psychology.aspAradhna WalCulture and SocietyAcross Borders. British Tamil singer Susheela Raman is one of the most dynamic and creative South Asian musicians. http://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212Fristlook.aspTehelka.com Bureau Culture and SocietyMY LIFE is a lot like sheet music. All the notes on its pages are perfectly tried, tested and proven.http://tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hub040212PERSONAL.aspAnonymousCulture and Society Balraj Puri examines why Punjabi identity should unite Hindus and Sikhs in the statehttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws280112Identity.aspBalraj PuriOpinionSushil Bhan conjures an alternative state of union address with what he wanted to hearhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws280112Indian.aspSushil BhanOpinionImam Bukhari slams 4.5% sub-quota order, but Azam Khan says religious leaders should not speak on reservationhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws280112PARTY.aspVirendra Nath Bhatt Current AffairsAIIMS doctors say couple had come forward claiming that they were parents of the 2-year-old girlhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws280112ABANDONED.aspVishwajoy Mukherjee Current Affairs3 polling officials, 2 CRPF personnel, one girl and a suspected NSCN (IM) member killed in crossfire at polling stationhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws280112MANIPUR.aspRatnadip Choudhury Current AffairsThe India Art Fair brought Swiss curators and South Delhi schoolchildren and everyone in between into a houseful Okhla venue—to discuss art, what it is, how to buy it, and whether we should draw a line to freedom of expression, say Nishita Jha and Yamini Deenadayalan http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws280112Indain_fair.aspNishita Jha and Yamini DeenadayalanCurrent Affairs Political parties in Punjab need to understand the people's aspirations, says Sushil Bhanhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws270112Punjab.aspSushil BhanOpinionBuroshiva Dasgupta analyses the difficulties that arise from a momentous tax rulinghttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws270112Vodafone.aspBuroshiva DasguptaOpinionActivists and farmer groups accuse the state government and an NGO of using the event as a pretext to privatise water supplyhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws270112KARNATAKA.aspImran KhanCurrent AffairsCBI alleges that the accused are trying to indirectly ask for stay on proceedingshttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws2701122G_SCAM.aspArpit Parashar Current AffairsManifesto promises cheap laptops and tablets to students, says 10 million jobs will be created in first 5 yearshttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws270112UP_ELECTIONS.aspVirendra Nath Bhatt Current AffairsAs police have no clue to the whereabouts of the parents, CM Sheila Dikshit assures help to the childhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws270112ABANDONED_BABY.aspVishwajoy Mukherjee Current AffairsPresident’s medal for Chhattisgarh top cop Ankit Garg, who is accused of sexually torturing Soni Sorihttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws270112SONI_SORI.aspKunal Majumder Current AffairsPresident hosted a tea party where the Thai PM and R-Day chief guest was present with Sonia and Manmohan Singhhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws270112R_DAY.aspTehelka.com Bureau Current Affairs Valley’s youth say peaceful political protests are the most effective means for achieving political aspirations. Estrangement from India is matched by the lack of interest in Pakistanhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws260112Exclusive.aspRiyaz WaniCurrent Affairs An old Muslim caretaker’s persistence reminds a Brahmin of the beauty of India’s diversity and its extraordinary contributionhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112Sane.aspSanjay JhaOpinionRohit Azad examines the real state of the US economy and why it is resistant to recoveryhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112global.aspRohit AzadOpinionHow does one live in the eye of fear? As Ashvin Kumar takes us to the streets of Kashmir again, Nishita Jha meets the man intent on bypassing the censor boardhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112Going.aspNishita JhaCurrent AffairsHOUDA ECHOUAFNI, the young and beautiful Arab-British star of One thousand and One Nights, http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112JLF.aspAnuradha Sharma Culture and SocietySuhas Chakma analyses the treatment reserved for Dalit Christians in the countryhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112land.aspSuhas ChakmaOpinionLionel Shriver, winner of the prestigious Orange Prize, talks about her seminal novel We Need To Talk About Kevin and reveals why not having a child worked to her advantage, the need for gun control laws in the US and why writing is never easy.http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112JLF2012.aspSunaina KumarCulture and SocietySP decision comes after Mulayam beats his son in approval ratings by a massive percentagehttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112PARTY.aspTehelka.com Bureau Current Affairs Chaudhury termed the session “an act of defiance” and was seconded by Tarun Tejpal, who called the cancellation a momentary defeathttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112ndtyvideo.aspShoma ChaudhuryCurrent AffairsRevati Laul asks Salman Khurshid on the campaign trail, as his wife Louise is contesting the election from UP’s Farrukhabad, whether the whole controversy is related to the UP polls as is widely believed.http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws250112elections.aspRevati Laul Current Affairs Home Minister Chidambaram promises that rebels will be treated with utmost dignity and honourhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=WS240112SURRENDER.aspRatnadip Choudhury Current AffairsReduction in Cash Reserve Ratio to 5.5% will help ease liquidity situation in banking system, say expertshttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=WS240112RBI.aspSamiran SahaCurrent AffairsVictims will be able to record testimonies without being physically present in Delhi district courtshttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=WS240112LAW.aspTehelka.com Bureau Current AffairsDelhi High Court issues notices to CBI seeking its response to the matter by 13 Marchhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=WS2401122G_SCAM.aspTehelka.com BureauCurrent AffairsChhattisgarh Legislative Assembly hikes application fee to Rs 500, could also reject request for informationhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=WS240112RTI_ACT.aspPrakhar JainCurrent AffairsJaipur Literature Festival concludes but marks the beginning of an open debate on freedom of expression and tolerancehttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws240112JLF_III.aspTehelka.com BureauCulture and Society Shafeeq Rahman examines why India’s meat processing sector needs more investmenthttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws230112bones.aspShafeeq RahmanCurrent AffairsSushil Bhan on how India & Pakistan could help alter Afghanistan permanentlyhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws230112Drench.aspSushil BhanOpinionSociologist and historian Ayesha Jalal — niece of writer Sadat Hasan Manto — talks about Pakistan and its people today.http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=WS230112reading.aspParul AbrolCulture and Society The London-based author from Lebanon has most recently written One Thousand and One Nights—a retelling of the ancient Arab text.http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws230112JLF2012.aspSunaina Kumar Culture and Society Sushil Bhan analyses the soft options India may employ with Pakistan so both move onhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws210112Asia.aspSushil BhanOpinionOscar-winning screenwriter David Hare tells us why screenplay writing cannot be considered an art and as part of serious literaturehttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws210112SCREENPLAY.aspDavid HareCurrent AffairsIn conversation with Riyaz Wani, the 27-year-old director unveils a lesser known face of Kashmir—of universal love, hope and dreams.http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws210112Cinema.aspRiyaz WaniCurrent AffairsSpecial CBI court reserves its order on making the Home Minister an accused in the case, Swamy argues he is as ‘culpable’ as A Rajahttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws2101122G_SCAM.aspArpit ParasharCurrent AffairsAuthor of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Amy Chua tells Sunaina Kumar why she is a more liberal parent than her parents were, why it’s necessary to constantly listen and why she would not rewrite her book given a chance.http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws210112JLF2012.aspSunaina KumarCulture and SocietySays Congress leaders are stooping low by trying to call her an outsider, clarifies she is not in the race for CM’s posthttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws210112POLLS.aspVirendra Nath Bhatt Current AffairsThousands throng the literature fest as the season’s most waited weekend beginshttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws210112JLF2012II.aspSunaina Kumar Current AffairsTwo plays explore the interiority of a woman's world set in the past and the present, and surprisingly portray how not much has changedhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws210112Theatre.aspYamini Deenadayalan Culture and SocietyAuthors and lawyers analyse the outcome of Friday’s surprise readings from The Satanic Verseshttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws210112JLF2012III.aspShonali GhosalCulture and SocietyShafeeq Rahman examines why India’s meat processing sector needs more investmenthttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws230112bones.aspShafeeq RahmanOpinionSushil Bhan on how India & Pakistan could help alter Afghanistan permanentlyhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws230112Drench.aspSushil BhanOpinionSociologist and historian Ayesha Jalal — niece of writer Sadat Hasan Manto — talks about Pakistan and its people today.http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=WS230112reading.aspParul AbrolCulture and SocietyCBI had raided Sunil Verma’s residence on 4 January and questioned him twice after an FIR was registered against himhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws230112NRHM_SCAM.aspVirendra Nath BhattCurrent AffairsThe fourth day saw a poetic unravelling of some of the universe’s many mysterieshttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws230112JLF2012_II.aspSunaina Kumar Culture and Society Portal argues not a social networking website, only provides email and chat serviceshttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws200112SOCIAL.aspArpit ParasharCurrent AffairsSeven underground groups operating in the state have announced boycott of the ruling government and its allieshttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws200112MANIPUR.aspRatnadip ChoudhuryCurrent AffairsPart says, if needed in the interests of the community, the total quota could exceed Supreme Court cap of 50%http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws200112SP_MANIFESTO.aspVirendra Nath Bhatt Current AffairsWITH the growing popularity of literature festivals especially in India, they have almost become place to see and be seen at.http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws200112JLF2.aspGunjan BatraCurrent AffairsFour BGB troopers ‘enter’ Indian territory and shoot villager, one personnel nabbed by angry mobhttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws200112SHOOTING.aspRatnadip ChoudhuryCurrent AffairsMinister Nongthambam Biren Singh’s son had shot an 18-year-old dead in broad daylighthttp://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws200112MANIPUR2.aspAvalok LangerCurrent Affairs