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The Business Of Power
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Though the UPA can boast of a massive popular mandate, the new Cabinet will be heavily influenced by the powerful corporate sector READ »
 
The Gab Of Hindsight
By Santosh Desai
Media coverage and analysis of the election results included both — the ridiculous and the sublime READ »
 


Goodbye, Prodigal Son
Voters no longer have patience for political scions who do not perform READ »

 


A Brand Called Uncertainty
By Boria Majumdar
The 36-day IPL spectacle had cricket’s most important element — surprise READ »


Elections 2009 Verdict: Whither Communalism? READ »

‘As Hindus, We Were Expected To Further The Cause With Our Stories’
Is 32. She is a journalist based in New Delhi READ »


Death On The Margins
By Shoma Chaudhury
Far from the national gaze, the establishment practises a dangerous malevolence when confronted with its anti-people policies, reports SHOMA CHAUDHURY from Raipur and Dantewada. READ»

‘I’d Happily Back Out, But It Seems Impossible’
By Shoma Chaudhury
His political concerns are well known. Activist Binayak Sen shares insights into his detention

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No Country for Good Men


‘Naxalism Is Against The Natural Flow Of Life’
By Shoma Chaudhury
Activist Himanshu Kumar could not be swayed by the State’s wrath.




Remains of the Day
Homes burnt,crops destroyed, entire villages abandoned. Death and destruction are now a familiar narrative in Chhattisgarh

 UP POLITICS


A Wounded Elephant On The Rampage
By Anil Tripathi
Mayawati shelves prime ministerial dreams and turns to safeguarding her base

Caught In Friendly Fire
By Anil Tripathi
Amid intense drama, the Samajwadi Party got rid of its Muslim face. Is Azam Khan the latest casualty in the party’s changing gameplan

WEST BENGAL


The Firestarter Of Kalighat
By Shantanu Guha Ray and Tusha Mittal
Farmers, unions, party cadres. Mamata Banerjee has hit Bengal’s Marxists where it hurts most.

‘The CPI(M) Has To Change Its Attitude To Win Bengal’
By Tusha Mittal
CPI(M) Land Minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah in a candid interview


Sikhism is facing an urgent and violent sectarian crisis. Why?




Agriculture
The Second Sowing
By Kota Neelima
Farmer suicides, loan waivers, a wheat import scam. KOTA NEELIMA analyses Sharad Pawar’s rocky first term as agriculture minister, and the road ahead READ »


Myanmar
 The Show Trial Of The Century
By Joseph Zeitlyn
JOSEPH ZEITLYN tracks the dirty tricks the Burmese military pulls to keep Aung Sang Suu Kyi jailed READ»


Orissa
Daughters Of The East
By Rohini Mohan
Even as refugee families return to Kandhamal, fear keeps young women in hiding. READ»
 

Bihar
A Tide In The Affairs Of Bihar
By Ajit Sahi
The state’s results show how Nitish Kumar split low-caste Hindu and Muslim votes to beat Lalu Yadav at his own gameREAD »

  
 
West Bengal
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In The Red Bastion, Nandigram Went Viral

By Tusha Mittal
Maharashtra
» Rise Of A Rogue Hero
By Rana Ayyub
 

Nano
 The Nano and its Discontents
By Venu Madhav Govindu and Deepak Malghan
As the Tata Nano is launched to the accompaniment of thunderous acclaim across India, academics Venu Madhav Govindu and Deepak Malghan - debate the appropriateness of the Nano industrialisation READ »

  
 
Election
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“Advani is closest to the ideology I support”
By Shobhita Naithani
Love
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Loverboy takes on Shotgun in poll fray that also has a Love Guru
By Shantanu Guha Ray
 

Market Fraud
Investor Warning
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Gujarat Heavy Chemicals is under the scanner for misleading investors by pushing stock prices READ »

 
 
Cricket
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The Game Of Big Six

By Shantanu Guha Ray
Scam
» Season Of Scam
By Neha Dixit
 

Photo Essay
Hard Time Tales
By Nisha Susan
A new book tells a simple but moving story about the community and solitude of the women inmates of Tihar jail READ»

 
 

Comics
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Archie Andrews, Where Are You?

By Manjula Narayan

Books
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A Tree Grows In Karachi

By Salil Tripathi
 

Dams
Renuka’s Muddy Water Blues
By Manshi Asher and Prakash Bhandari
Himachal Pradesh’s Renuka dam is the newest floodgate to submerge forestland and livelihoods READ»

  
 

Civil voilence
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The Serpent We Forgive And Forget
By Apoorvanand

Agriculture
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A Magic Wand For Hungry Stomachs
By Sayantan Bera
 
 
 
 
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