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Big Brother And A Little Black Goat
Perumal Murugan re-enters the world of letters with a novel that depicts an outlier's struggle to ­live and love in a society where privacy is history
A Yogi for New India!
The secret of Yogi Adityanath’s success could well be his appeal across castes.
Ratan Naval Tata
A bachelor known for his low-profile lifestyle, Ratan Tata’s coup against his successor last year showed he’s still the boss.
How The Boots Face The Sun
The PLA marches to the party’s tune. Under Xi, they have their toughest conductor till date.
Strange Fruit On Tamarind Trees
K.G. Satyamurthy, author Sujatha Gidla's uncle, was a young rebel in the '46-51 Telangana uprising. In this excerpt, Satya plunges right into the struggle.
Split Between A Cross And A Jab
Vijender corners pro-boxing glamour in India, as a fractured field prepares for a surge in interest
Great Wall Around A Lotus Blossom
The India­Japan summit is ripe with possibilities, but China casts an unblinking eye on proceedings.
The Dharma of Instant Karma
Never confined to ‘disturbed areas’ alone, excesses are becoming increasingly normal in every sphere of policing.
Boys Don't Want To Be Gentlemen
Hockey stutters; cricket reigns still. Spurred by foreign action on TV and domestic leagues, football is conquering India’s young.
How to Composean Ethical Fugue
Technology is not in itself a disruption, but a partner in jugalbandi with the ‘old’. But we must hearken to music’s politics as much as to its aesthetics.
The Last Lap Of A Slow Ascension
Rahul would be taking over as Congress chief. But the question remains the same: when?
This MP Just Had A Bad Air Day!
How Osmanabad’s Shiv Sena MP benefits from the controversies surrounding him.
Colonial Coat Tails In Feudal Fabric
Thoroughly liveried, the judge comes across as a maharaja. A time-warp cloaks Indian judiciary’s etiquette.
Rani & Rogues
The contrast between the way the police dealt with protests by Dalits in UP’s Saharanpur and Rajputs in Rajasthan is part of a pattern of selective aggression and selective silence that goes deep and wide.
What's To Be Done With Our Cops?
With the world’s largest force, India is not short of police personnel. Free them from provincial satraps, and much of our policing troubles will end.
The Slow Aarohan Of A Morning Raga
Finally, Rahul Gandhi’s anointment as Congress chief is imminent. Sights set on 2019, his task is to enliven the party.
A Maritime Arc Of Saptaswaras
Young Carnatic musicians, born or living in the US, are shifting base to Chennai as full-time performers
Birth Of A New Hindu Nation
It can’t be without reason that the RSS now says a mandir alone will come up at the disputed site. The Sangh has been carving a Hindu India since ’92.
Disposing Of A Sanitary Fad?
Indian women are warming towards a movement that seeks the return of traditional menstrual car.
Her Hand In The State's Grip
If the Rizwanur episode revealed the Left regime’s moth-eaten attitude towards women, Taslima’s banishment confirmed it
Scoring With A Scoop
Hockey-mad Orissa, new jersey sponsor of the Indian teams, revels in a first
The Grasping Quicksand
Mohammed bin Salman’s brutal power grab tramples tradition and pushes Saudi Arabia towards the abyss.
Memory: A Wound, A Womb
Memory is a contested field. Demagogues have tried to erase and rewrite it. State apparatuses have bent it to their needs.
How Painful Is That Mottled Lattice Light
Vetri Maaran on cinema in times of the ubiquitous camera, multiple screens for consumption and the democratisation of the craft.
The Highway, Yes. But Not Her Way!
More and more of those who had rallied behind Mamata’s poriborton call now stand against her
Chaar Annas Of Rare Mettle
A cool, memorable repertoire, there’s something remarkable about Raghubir Yadav’s versatility
Prez Zuma's West UP Connect
Proximity to the Guptas brought the South African president under a cloud. But who are the Guptas?
An Outsider Between The Posts
Football’s lesson in dispossession wasn’t in vain. East Bengal’s thraldom reigned at a distance; then came a sudden reinforcement of the refugee status.
Cat-And-Mouse Over The Bull Game
Recent Jallikattu protests can portend fresh potential for Tamil nationalism. But the state's people have developed a stake in the larger federal polity.
The Khanate Without End
A journey extraordinaire. Twenty-five years on, Shahrukh Khan stays at the top effortlessly, retaining an insatiable hunger for excellence in his craft.