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THE END OF SILENCE
Liberty, equality, sorority. With its collective self-representation by Muslim women, this movement is already a success.
THE ABSENT HELMSMAN
The leaderless surge on the streets is also a symptom: of a political vacuum
Slipper Cell
A school in Bidar, at the northern tip of Karnataka, has been in the news lately after a sedition case was slapped on its management for an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act skit during whose enactment a class five student allegedly brandished a slipper, as though to beat anyone who asked her for documents. School headmistress Fareeda Begum and Najamunnisa, the girl’s mother, were arrested on charges of sedition and provoking breach of peace.
Muslims Qua MUSLIMS
Anti-CAA protests integrate pluralist traditions of popular religion with the idea of citizenship
Shaheen Has Landed
A protest site becomes the natal ward for a joyous moment of self-discovery. The Indian Muslim finds her voice, and a deeper sense of citizenship.
Long Talk, Short Take
The pluses and minuses of Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget qualify for an insoluble sum
Keep Calm and Play Rugby
Cricket-loving country is the new world capital of this scrum-run-score sport
Assamese, By Definition
An exercise to define who is a native can open a Pandora’s Box in a state inimical to ‘immigrants’
WHO OWNS THE REPUBLIC?
Hindutva 2.0 stands on three decades of ‘reforms’ aided by capital flowsand the global clout they bring
It's Your Turn Now, Mate
As the new BJP president, J.P. Nadda has to live up to the benchmark set by Amit Shah
Solitary Reaper
Why Mamata Banerjee is loath to acknowledge non-TMC protests against CAA/NRC in Bengal
RAILWAY BOGEY
At most places, its story resembles that of a train wreck. Always the mammoth tragic hero or neglected orphan, Indian Railways is at a crossroads today.
Platter Full Of Snarks
Food crictis and restaurants feed off each other but a free mail is blackmail
Late? Take Another Wine
A plush Tejas is a hit; the late compensation appreciated. But before it launches into 150 private-run trains on 100 routes, the Centre must take care to not let it affect other rail cars.
Glide In A Firn Before The Ice Warms
A game of ice hockey brings into focus the whimsies of climate that’s eating away at Ladakh’s landscape
Cancer Spawns In early Spring
Disease spike cause of concern. Doctors prescribe prevention through a healthy lifestyle.
More Air For A Rarefied Circle
The higher judiciary is a bastion of upper caste males. Greater diversity needs demographic data, a sharper light on the collegium system
What FM Can Do To Pull The Economy Out Of The Rut
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has little option but to bite the bullet to put the spark back in the faltering Indian economy
STRONG AT THE CENTRE
India’s Constitution, the world’s longest, is the soul of the Republic and an armour for its people
THE LAW'S GRUBBY YARDS
As if to put litigants on trial, India’s district court complexes are destitute of many basic amenities
FIND A MANAGER, MY LORD
Vacancies, poor judicial infrastructure keep India’s justice delivery system in cuffs
COURT OF FIRST AND LAST RESORT
As protector of citizen’s liberties and watchdog of the
CORRECTIVE SURGERY UNDER THE DOME
The judiciary has served India well. Yet it suffers from grave maladies that can corrode public confidence in it. This is a prescription to cure the illness.
A NATION COMES ALIVE
Never since the early years of Independence has the meaning of India been so keenly contested as now
Unfair Play: The Ball's In The Court
Transparency and accountability are the bugaboos that haunt the BCCI, the IOA and the sports federations. The influential who run them are fighting court orders to resist a fair code for sports administration.
Whose Police Is It Anyway?
On January 14, the Delhi Police got a few admonitory lessons from Tis Hazari judge Kamini Lau.
The Cold Pashmina in a Long Blackout
A heritage gasps as longest internet shutdown strangles Kashmir’s handicraft industry
Satire's Doughty Donkey
The first Tamil political magazine is still going strong after 50 years of poking fun at power
SNAPSHOT - Party Time!
The traditional bonfires during Magh Bihu this year were fuelled by anger, the raging flames during the mid-January harvest festival turning into a metaphor for the underlying sentiments across Assam.
CHANGING GEARS
In the past decade, the SUV has gone from surviving on the fringes to becoming the only kind of vehicle keeping the mainstream afloat.