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Excesses In God's Name

When all that was local was ‘pagan’ and those unpalatable for the invaders ‘heresy’, conversions became a tool for subjugation

‘Oh, But You Don't Look Like A Muslim!'

The congeries of evil attributed to Indian Muslims is hurtful and untrue. S/he awaits that Hindu cousin to speak up against the targeted violence.

The Liberal Lies

Anti-Trump protests reflect the hubris-laden myopia that cost Democrats the election.

Peeping Toms On The Prowl 'In Locker Room'

Blackmail, bullying, shaming and ogling—all part of the cyber world that is increasingly our public space.

Demonetisation And After: Sowing Hope In Rabi Fields Of Misery

In UP, it’s the time for sowing the rabi crop and farmers don’t have enough money to buy anything, but there is hope.

Shocked, Awed, Stuck in Cash Limbo

For the Indian marketplace, shaking off the cash chain is easier said than done as almost nothing moves without it.

‘We Don't Need Nudges And Pushes'

Ahmed Moh­amed, Maldives’ ambassador to India, talks about the crisis and the best possible way to defuse it

No Sermon Of Serenity At Arch Of Terror

Fidayeen attacks are on the rise in J&K. Many feel the Centre can be less hard in its take on militancy.

From Bud To Flower

BJP’s foray into poll-bound Tripura baffles the ruling Left and dwarfs Congress

A Line Of Control For Women

Ankit Saxena’s murder and khap killings over a woman’s free choice expose society’s anxiety about its property rights

An Old-Fashioned Take On Love

Moving on from the world of face-to-face interaction and the letter-writing ritual, relationships leave behind the power and poetics of memory

Marriage Is A Box Of Chocolates

Conjugal life will never stop throwing curveballs at you. You’ll enjoy some and barely tolerate others as you learn to become adults together.

No Laws Yet In Search Of Profits

The Competition Commission has clamped down on Google’s paid-for search results

Pump Makers Are Gasping

Post-GST business thins to a trickle for small units. Time has again come for Kovai to prove resilience.

Sighs In Green Dialogue

The nomination process for Bengal’s panchayat polls was smeared in blood. Within the  HC’s relief to the opposition was the neatest of lobs—filing papers through WhatsApp.

Dutee Free, But Most See Fiery Red

IAAF targets women athletes with high testosterone, sparking ethical and racist questions

Rule Of The Known-Alls

Our hyperlinked world endangers our privacy and dignity as a few know everything the rest are doing

Three Years For Hardliners

J&K cabinet reshuffle shows PDP and BJP saving their alliance without any attempt to bury the hatchet

Lake Placid

Key changes in the South Block shaped the Wuhan summit’s vision of cooperation

Across The Line, Into The Stands

The irresistible dominance of the ‘dad’s army’ has lit up the IPL.

Hare & Rabbit Fight A Fox

It’s a match made in miasma. Political expediency and survival needs draw BJP and CPI(M) together in Nadia.

Mandal In The Jungle

Is the UP state government’s decision to classify OBCs in three subcategories based on relative backwardness, for the purposes of reservation, long-overdue justice for overlooked groups? Or is it an unnuanced move that will only ignite social division?

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The Assam Question: Who Am I?

Wrongful detentions multiply as deadline for publication of final NRC nears in Assam.

She Ate Bricks For Breakfast

In Poshan, hope rises for babies and mothers— malnourished, low on basic minerals like iron

On The Edge Of Age

A burgeoning elderly population poses challenges for predominantly young India

Ungoogled

What if Google suddenly ceased to be? What would going back to an older time look like? Is life without Google even possible anymore?

A Meteor In Utkal

This excerpt from a political biography of Naveen Patnaik details Odisha’s discredited political class after the super cyclone, retelling how rapturous Odias accepted Biju Babu’s heir as a messiah

Cut Ice With The ‘K'

Kashmir is a bellwether for Pakistan vis­a­vis India. It must be tackled for a way forward. 

Act 2, Scene 1 Play Politics

Curtains rise on a potboiler as the final NRC draft spins a political punch-up in Assam and beyond