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They Haven't Sold Their Soul
The Taaras coalition is changing women’s lives by giving voice to the most marginalised
The Many Merits In His Stars
Can Imran produce a nuanced India policy, beyond the patriotic rhetoric his past is studded with? It hinges on the exigencies of power—and the army.
Time For More Of The Same
Don’t expect a radical India policy from likely PM Imran
Go South, Young Man
Drawn by development, north Indians continue to migrate to the southern states in vast numbers
Tongues Of Lilting Grace
A band in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir singing lyrics penned by a legendary poet wins hearts in the Valley
They Stab Like A Butterfly
Pencak silat, sambo, wushu...the Asiad will bristle with martial arts events, and Indians are more than game for a throw
Outside The Realm Of Sacred Snips
Sacred Games underlines the power of freedom in the digital space
Not In His Hair
The scandalhopping Trump is in a deeper soup, but safe for now.
Bullets Have Names
Who killed Gauri, Kalburgi, Dabholkar, Pansare? the puzzle cracks, slowly.
Sharper Than Naked Injustice
Journalists small and mighty suffered the Emergency defiantly, then resisted and defeated plans to muzzle the press. We look towards their example in gathering dusk.
HQ, Nagpur
The RSS evokes a sense of parallel authority—a secretive fraternity with its own idea of India. Questions abound as it seeks to mainstream itself.
Lone Threat To The Big Two
A new front taking shape under Sajad Lone promises to test the Muftis and the Abdullahs
The Grand Izvestia
Football, the universal sign language, can promote peace amongst peoples. This World Cup’s potpourri will leave fragrant memories.
This Planter Doesn't Stop The Elephants
As a child, Tenzing survived a militant attack on his family. He went on to pioneer elephant-friendly tree plantaions.
Grand Hopes And General Failures
Giving the lie to the myth of Nawaz the peaceable, Nasim Zehra lays bare the absurd assumptions that led to Kargil
Treading On Shaky Bridge
Years after the ‘Kashmiriyat’ talks, the NIA grills Hurriyat
Not Tired, Not Retired
Ex-PM Deve Gowda is burning the trail in new seat Tumkur
MS Dhoni - The Last Hurrah?
He runs the crucial last lap for Team India, shares his gnomic wisdom, still keeps like the devil. We examine the unknowable mystery that defines MSD through the forces that shaped him.
Arching For Bullseye
BJP banks on Modi to hold on to its seats from North Karnataka
A Warm, Epistemic Caress
Undergraduate teaching must focus on the ‘big think’ questions that ignite passionate interest
En Route To Rank Peak
The new education policy aims to bring systemic change to India’s education sector and make it globally competitive
Fresh Dew On Good Length
Done, not dusted. The astral light from the World Cup exploits of these cricketers will play on.
Life After The Boats
lts livelihood system wrecked, a fisherfolk’s village near Chilika lake struggles with Fani’s aftermath
Sam Plays It Loose
India’s marginalisation in the Afghan peace talks can bode ill for the country
‘Those In The Centre Of The National Debate Must Speak Out'
Amish, the author who made mythology cool, is a bestselling Indian writer in English whose books have sold five million copies. His new book, Raavan, the third in his Ramachandra series, after Ram and Sita, is the darkest and deals with a complex character. Amish talks about villains in our stories, how India is not proud of its culture and extreme religious positions with Satish Padmanabhan. Excerpts:
A Kerala Cure For Healthcare Con
Patients and kin may be in for some relief as state-level price monitoring of medical devices and drugs kicks in
Turning Food To Feed
Between the farm and the table lies the rot and a racket
Unity Chorus Is Out Of Tune
Can opposition parties sink their differences to put up a credible alliance to take on Modiled BJP?
Confident That NSA For MP Cow Slaughter Will Be Lifted
Former Union home and finance minister P. Chidambaram is busy putting together the Congress manifesto before the forthcoming general elections. His book Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India (Rupa), a collection of his articles published in The Indian Express in 2018 is just out. Chidambaram talks to Satish Padmanabhan on a range of topics from the Pulwama terror attack, the grand opposition alliance to Rafale deal and cow vigilantes. Excerpts…
Every Section Of Society In MP Is In Distress
Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath has frequently been endowed with epithets such as ‘doer’ and ‘go-getter’ in his political career going back over four decades. He is the seniormost member of the Lok Sabha, having represented Chhindwara constituency in Madhya Pradesh nine times since 1980. On his hands is the unenviable task of wresting Madhya Pradesh from the BJP—the first time he is leading his party’s campaign in a state election. It is a huge challenge to dislodge Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the CM’s post, which he has held for the past 15 years, while also contending with the challenge from within the Congress—after all, it was the young Scindia scion, Jyotiraditya, who was being groomed for a leadership role in the state. At the same time, this is perhaps the best chance to defeat the BJP in a direct one-to-one fight, with anti-incumbency at an all-time high. That is why Madhya Pradesh is seen as the true marker to gauge the public mood in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.