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Irom And The Iron In India’s Soul
IROM SHARMILA’S story should be part of universal folklore. In the tenth year of her epic fast, SHOMA CHAUDHURY tells you why READ »

Weapons Of Mass Desperation

Operation Green Hunt, the offensive against Naxals, might blow up in our faces. SHOMA CHAUDHURY examines the tricky and dangerous terrain READ »

 
 

No Truth In Third Degree
Narco analysis is no substitute for trusted methods of investigation READ>>


Kashmir’s Desperate GASP For Pease
If Delhi doesn’t act fast, none will be left at the negotiation table READ>>


Spare the Madrassas

These schools are not terrorist hubs, as the RSS alleges. The threat comes from the RSS-run Ekal schools READ »


‘He Loved Chatting Up Friends At Crematoriums. He Called It The Last Stop’
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Life Behind The Iron Curtain

By TUSHA MITTAL
The hounding of activist Himanshu Kumar is a parable about the war and panic in Chhattisgarh and the complete blackout of information READ »

No More Ore For China Please
What the dragon now needs from the Asian tiger are finished products — not raw materials, SHANTANU GUHA RAY found in Beijing’s boardrooms READ»


‘Amar Singh Was On A Mission To Ruin The Samajwadi Party’
Rebel Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan tells SHOBHITA NAITHANI that Amar Singh was given a free hand by Mulayam Singh Yadav because of his financial clout READ»

Too Cool For School
What happens to children when their parents are still in the grip of rebellion, asks AASTHA ATRAY BANAN READ »


 


Profile
The Graduate Of Discontent
For 30 years Thota Vaikuntam has painted the Telangana woman. GAURAV JAIN tracks down the master at a moment when both he and his state are coming to a boil READ »


In Cold Blood
‘My Conscience Won’t Allow Me To Abandon Lalgarh’
Trinamool MP Kabir Suman, who recently resigned from his party, tells ARUP CHAKRABORTY that he is an activist and not meant for politics READ»


Appraisal
Following The Tiger’s Tracks
PRERNA SINGH BINDRA looks back on the life of a committed conservationist whose legacy in wildlife preservation continues to inspire READ»

 

Analysis
The Big Bindi On The Saffron Forehead
By ASHOK MALIK, Senior Journalist
No godfather, no pocket borough, Sushma Swaraj has worked a canny mix to emerge as a top BJP leader. How will this play out for the party in 2014? READ »


 
Russia
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Yesterday, Once More

By HARINDER BAWEJA
 
Upclose
» In The Eye Of A Storm
By RANA AYYUB
 

Opinion
Killing Timing
By HEMEN KAPADIA
Trading hour extension will spell ruin for the common man READ »

 
 
Entrepreneurs
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Slowdown Saviour India

By KUNAL MAJUMDER
Poultry
» Egged On By Success
By ADELINE BERTIN
 
 

Controversy
No Point Someone
Make no soppy mistake. Chetan Bhagat is no creative underdog, says RISHI MAJUMDER READ»

 

 

 

Books

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The Word Caravan

By TRISHA GUPTA

Books

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At Home He’s A Tourist

  By SANJAY SIPAHIMALANI
 
 

Toxic Diaries
Death In Small Doses
SUDHANSHU MALHOTRA turns his empathetic eye on lives, precarious and depleted from exposure to DDT READ»

 
 

Unfairy Tales 6

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Right To Education: A Longer March

By PUJA MARWAHA

Cancer

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Cancer Ward: Open To The Sky

By CHIRODEEP CHAUDHURI

 


Music
Two Strings to the Bow
ADELINE BERTIN lends an ear to a band with a varied and interesting soupcon of flavours Read »

 
 
Gold
Shining Bright
The dollar decline and increased investor demand have meant that gold prices seem on an unending spike, says MANAV CHOPRA Read »
 
 

Caste Politics
The Write Way
This gritty Dalit woman author has quit the BSP to launch her own party in Tamil Nadu. PC VINOJ KUMAR on her never-say-die mantra Read »


Corruption
The Corrupt Empowered
The inside story of how the chairman of the Damodar Valley Corporation was appointed even while he was under the scanner of the Central Vigilance Commission. Brijesh Pandey reports Read »

 
 
 
 
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