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Totem Weds Taboo
Hindu-Muslim sex videos are quite the rage. Are they breaking the rules or reinforcing them?
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:
BJP March - Pushing South
India’s ruling party has pulled all stops in its mission to shed the northern tag by conquering the lands across the Vindhyas
Revisiting 12 Things That Shook Us
These lives were made and unmade by 12 stories that hit the headlines before fading out in the past two decades
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…
President Provocateur
India will have to look out for what becomes of Trump’s rhetoric in the White House.
Indo-Pak Talks: So Where Were We?
After what seemed like an intractable chill, India and Pak get to the talks-table again.
Starry-Eyed At The House Of Reels
The big screen. Up there dreams are built and spilt, lives are lived, loved and lost and all of us are along for the ride.
Pathankot Attack: Would The Army Have Handled It Better?
Did the NSA’s ‘civilian’ NSG botch up the Pathankot operation? Would the army have handled it better? With the NSG out of its depth, the army was called in to deliver the final punch.
Kitchen Confidential: Five Star Experience At Home
Bring the five-star experience home. Gourmet savants are now bringing their business to the family kitchen.
Koramangala: The Startup Universe
Bandra of Bangalore, GK-I of Delhi, that’s Koramangala. This is startup universe, the hub of ideas, inspiration and all the action.
A Clowning Glory: An Alternative Healing Method
A few doctors are bringing an alternative healing method to town.
Feel the Bern Yet?
In Donald Trump season, here comes a wildcard: a plodding, avowed socialist!
Narendra Modi, Stuck In Abraham's Triangle!
Modi is caught between a military alliance and crucial oil diplomacy in West Asia.