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 »

 
 

An Unsteely Resolve
His plans wouldn’t flop if Laxmi Mittal knew what works for India READ>>


The Last Court Of Appeal
The media is right in giving voice to public anger in the Ruchika case READ>>


The Tharoor running commentary

Criticism is fine when it is constructive and informed, says Ram Puniyani READ »


‘Mumbai To Goa Is Easy. Just Get Out Of Mumbai Harbour And Take A Left’
is 41. He is a writer who lives in Noida READ »


A Knight In Comic Armour
Tracking director Raju Hirani’s incredible life story, SHOMA CHAUDHURY discovers his light, feel-good cinema disguises an urgent moral vision READ »

Itching Towards Death
Endosulfan may be banned in more than 60 countries, but India is the world’s largest producer of the deadly pesticide, says BHAVDEEP KANG READ »


How The Law Is Made An Ass

MCOCA was meant to finish off the mafia dons. But a two-month investigation by AJIT SAHI and RANA AYYUB has found that the police have failed to get the big fish convicted for the crimes READ »


A Wily Thakur’s Changing Colours
As he takes another gamble, ASHOK MALIK tracks the public record of the maverick Amar singh READ»

Young Man And The Sea
Being clean and efficient in Kashmir is not enough. Omar’s first year as Chief Minister embodies all the old pitfalls of Centre-state ties, reports PARVAIZ BUKHARI READ»

Lend And Be Damned
Bad loans adding up to Rs 30,675 crore are bleeding Indian banks due to low recoveries, says SHANTANU GUHA RAY READ »


 


Money
Gambler’s Largesse
Indicted gaming tycoon Anurag Dikshit, who made his millions from online gambling, is now giving away most of it to charities, says KUNAL MAJUMDER READ »


In Cold Blood
‘If People Want Vidarbha State, They Will Have It’
Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister and senior NCP leader Anil Deshmukh tells SANJANA that it is now time for a Vidarbha state READ»


Music
The Rest Is Noise
3,000 classical music concerts, filter coffee and audiences who hum along. SADHANA RAO leads the unwary into the frenetic world of ‘the Chennai season’ READ»

 

UP Politics
Kingmaker, In His Dreams
By SHOBHITA NAITHANI
Rajvir may be the party chief, but it is still father Kalyan Singh at the helm READ »


 
Opinion
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For Whom The Bell Tolls

By MUKUL SINHA
 
Analysis
» The Big Bindi On The Saffron Forehead
By ASHOK MALIK
 

Sugar
Now Swallow The Bitter Pill By MANAV CHOPRA
No amount of sugarcoating can bridge the alarming demand-supply deficit of sugar in India READ »

 
 
Fish
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In Troubled Waters

By ANSHIKA VARMA
Telecom
» Everyman’s Paymaster
By KUNAL MAJUMDER
 
 

Trends
Dress Me Up, Dress Me Down
Move over airhostesses, cricketers and models. Young people now lie awake dreaming of becoming stylists, says AASTHA ATRAY BANAN READ»

 

 

 

Erotica

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Bhabhi Goes Hard Copy

By ADELINE BERTIN

Music

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The Hole In Indian Ocean

  By SAMRAT CHAKRABARTI
 
 

SEWA
A Stitch In Time
In a canny move, SEWA embraces fashion to save craft, reports SUPRIYA SHARMA READ»

 
 

In The Doc

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‘I Have Been To The Immortal Land...’

By SURABHI SHARMA

Cancer

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Cancer Ward: Open To The Sky

By CHIRODEEP CHAUDHURI

 




Opinion
The Turban Headache in France
France-based Sikhs bring the turban issue to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, hoping for a larger support from the diaspora, says SUJATHA SAMY Read »

 
  Entrepreneurs
Love Bite
Dabbawallahs for dogs: a concept that allows dog owners to spoil their pooches even when busy at work — through meal delivery service, finds ADELINE BERTIN Read »
 
 

Entrepreneurs
Need of The Nation – Innovation
ADELINE BERTIN on four innovators who have enriched the lives of ordinary people Read »

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

 


 

Vijay Simha's 'Inside Out'
What the mirror in the pavilion says


  Sly Culture
Wedding bells and discovering India, tongue firmly in cheek

  The Music Project
A series of video portraits, documenting independent music

  At The Heart Of It
The Lokpal Face-off. A video editorial by Shoma Chaudhury

  Cinema & Me
'The Godfather is the best film about a family that I have seen,' says Zoya Akhtar

 
 
 
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