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 »
Before Night Falls
What is more embarrassing for AMU— gay love or violation of human rights?
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The Gene Gun At Your Head
How can a lowly vegetable be an issue of national security? Is there a foreign hand in your belly? SHOMA CHAUDHURY lays bare the complex story of Bt brinjal and how it affects you READ
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Intifada In Paradise
Armed with just stones, the protesters in the Kashmir Valley have got the government in a tizzy, reports PARVAIZ BUKHARI
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Coming To Grips With Freedom
LAST WEEK, TEHELKA published stories of four ordinary men branded as terrorists and jailed by the Special Cell of Delhi Police. Continuing with the series, BRIJESH PANDEY profiles two more “terrorists”, recently freed by the lower courts, who are struggling to overcome their trauma
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Dial M For Maoists
By SAROJ GIRI,
Academic
If the government is honest, it must engage the maoists in talks and not spurn Kishenji’s unconditional offer
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Saffron Turnaround
By SWAPAN DASGUPTA, Senior Journalist Gadkari has begun the process of wiping out Rajnath Singh’s legacy
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Letter Be Your Father’s Son
An open letter to Amitabh Bachchan from Najid Hussain, the son-in-law of late MP Ahsan Jafri who was killed in mob violence in Ahmedabad
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Film ‘Research For MNIK Opened My Mind To The World’
With his latest film, My Name Is Khan, Karan Johar, who was once a byword for the big and splashy wedding, makes a vary public shift. Excerpts of an interview with SHOMA CHAUDHURY 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
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IPR A Royalty Pain
Musicians and lyricists love it. Producers hate it. What is this mystery law cleaving Bollywood into two raging camps? RISHI MAJUMDER tells all
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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»
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 »