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 »

 

Tolerable Cruelty
Changes in Muslim model marriage contract may, at last, be seeping in READ>>


Bloodbaths And Military Tango
General Kayani’s assertions and the Pune blast have big geopolitical implications READ>>


The Tharoor running commentary

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


‘When I First Came To Delhi, I Realised That I Was Actually A Bihari’
Is 24. She is a freelance media professional in Delhi READ »


Escape Artistes
An exodus of young Indians leaves home every year in search of the bright lights of reality shows. But what happens to them after you switch off? GAURAV JAIN tracks their stories READ »


‘Police Are On The Side Of The Enemy’
Revolutionary poet and ideologue Varavara Rao tells SHOBHITA NAITHANI that the attack on the West Bengal police camp was in retaliation to Operation Green Hunt READ »

Terror That Wasn’t
Five years back, the Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested four "terrorists" for planning a major attack on the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. In the last four months, all of them have been acquitted. BRIJESH PANDEY profiles the four terrorists who never were READ»

‘Our Fight Is For Adivasi Identity’
Wanted by the West Bengal Police on several counts of murder, 33-year-old Maoist area commander Gurucharan Kisku, alias Marshall, who has recently formed a 150-strong splinter group, spoke to TUSHA MITTAL about the need for a tribal revolution. Excerpts: READ»

A Sena In Search Of Its Manoos
Confused over the identity of the Marathi Manoos, the Shiv Sena is taking away a part of its past and risking a new future, says VIJAY SIMHA READ »




 


In Cold Blood
‘Minus The Talks, We Will Be Back To Zero’
Former Pakistan Information Minister Sherry Rehman tells SHANTANU GUHA RAY that only the terrorists will be happy if there is no dialogue READ»

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Appraisal
A Grain In My Empty Bowl
A crusader for justice is silenced. Actually not, says AJIT SAHI READ »

 


Men
The Bhaiyya, The Bandit And The Bak-Bak Artist
He is a desperado. He is slow. He is a poet. He is a thug. Above all the man from up is just plain grateful he is not a Bihari, says ANNIE ZAIDI READ »

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Crime
Hidden Hand Of The Law
Mumbai’s ‘patriotic don’ could be behind the recent killings, with official backing, reports RANA AYYUB READ »


 
Profile
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‘Amar Singh Was An Inner Contradiction’

By SEEMA MUSTAFA
 
Special Report
» Stir, My Beloved Country
By SAMRAT CHAKRABARTI
 

Scam
Another Satyam?
PISL, Andhra’s second largest IT firm, allegedly pocketed crores of rupees that belonged to the Japanese trading company Sojitz, says SHANTANU GUHA RAY READ »

 
 
Energy Certificates
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Green Power Hour

By MANAV CHOPRA
Tulsi
» Azamgarh’s Healing Herb
By AP SINGH
 
 

Games
Playstation 4.0
Dons. Politicians. Ambitious young girls. Everyone plays carrom, says RISHI MAJUMDER READ»

 

 

 

Q&A

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‘Before My Design, Women Wore Dumpy Salwars’

By TRISHA GUPTA

Books

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The Body In The Library

  By SURINDER MOHAN PATHAK
 
 

Education
Too Tired To Teach
They travel long hours — on foot, carts and cycles, leaving home and kids. Photographer SHAILENDRA PANDEY tracks the lives of women teaching in government schools in rural Uttar Pradesh READ»

 
 

Woman Empowerment

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No Mad Women In The Attic

By NEHA DIXIT

In The Doc

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Orissa’s Little Camera Strikes Home

By AMAR KANWAR


Supreme Court's warning to the Chhattisgarh Government, by Neha Dixit

 
 



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Ship-breaking
Troubled tales from the sea
An international fact-finding team visited Alang and took note of how toxic-laden vessels were beaching in Gujarat, reports Gopal Krishna Read »

 
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From laggard to leader, if India goes ‘cognitive’
In the world of wireless communications, spectrum is the real estate, says Arun Mehta and Robert Horvitz Read »
 
 


Innovation
Clothes that save lives
An innovative range of organic cotton clothing treated with herbal extracts protects the wearer from bacterial infections, reports DIKSHA GROVER Read »

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 »
 


 

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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