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Art For Art's Sake Is An Elite Lie
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Art For Art's Sake Is An Elite Lie

Whether manifestly spoken or not, art is always political. How can it not be so in times when the political class is in cahoots with hate-mongers?

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5 mins  |
December 10, 2018
Roughing It In Kalinga
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Roughing It In Kalinga

Supposed BJD stormtroopers are set upon its loudest critics.

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3 mins  |
December 10, 2018
A Close-Run Thing
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A Close-Run Thing

TRS has the edge, but the Congress­led Praja Kutami offers a stiff challenge.

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3 mins  |
December 10, 2018
They Call It Bananageddon
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They Call It Bananageddon

A fungal infection with no sure cure is ravaging the world’s bananas. And it’s sweeping through India.

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8 mins  |
December 10, 2018
They Don't Have Wings
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They Don't Have Wings

Odisha faces an unprecedented surge in child sexual assault

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3 mins  |
August 19, 2019
To Cash In On Kashmir
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To Cash In On Kashmir

Pakistan has expelled the Indian envoy, stopped trade. Delhi’s Kashmir policy presents Imran with a to-do list of hostile action.

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6 mins  |
August 19, 2019
Lord Aththi Varadhar Arisen Now, He's A Crowd Favourite
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Lord Aththi Varadhar Arisen Now, He's A Crowd Favourite

The Lord lies submerged for 40 years. Arisen now, he’s a crowd favourite.

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4 mins  |
August 19, 2019
Best of India is Medal Drought
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Best of India is Medal Drought

Still, Tokyo 2020 could be a launchpad for us to transition to a sporting nation

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8 mins  |
August 26, 2019
Their K-Pop Is Outta Tune
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Their K-Pop Is Outta Tune

A flailing Pakistan fails to force Kashmir on the UN Security Council, and China reads a stern Indian message

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August 26, 2019
Make No Mstake
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Make No Mstake

Meet Shakti and Badshah, the drag kings who morphed from Durga and Bidisha, giving sexuality a fresh take in a not-so-liberal country

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5 mins  |
August 26, 2019
Bearer Of The Cross
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Bearer Of The Cross

BJP wooing Christian Mizoram with missionary cell

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3 mins  |
August 26, 2019
Does Sonia Still Have The Credentials To Rev­ive Congress?
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Does Sonia Still Have The Credentials To Rev­ive Congress?

Full speed ahead, in back gear...Congress’s old guard refuses to let go offthe past

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August 26, 2019
India Does Not Need Anyone To Give It An Afghan Role. It Has One By Virtue Of Its History.
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India Does Not Need Anyone To Give It An Afghan Role. It Has One By Virtue Of Its History.

Ambassador Satinder ‘Sati’ Lambah was the key negotiator in the famous ‘back channel’ diplomacy with Pakistan that brought them to the doorstep of a famous breakthrough on Kashmir. Fast-paced developments in the region in the past weeks have yet again brought back focus on Kashmir and India-Pakistan relations. He spoke to Pranay Sharma on what is still possible. Exceprts from the interview.

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September 25, 2017
Hope Turns Valley Aglow
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Hope Turns Valley Aglow

Rajnath’s Kashmir visit lights up people’s mood. Tenacity alone can sustain it.

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8 mins  |
September 25, 2017
Black Spider Fuzz
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Black Spider Fuzz

Meet dark net, a new drug mule hidden from the law, thriving in the virtual underground

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5 mins  |
September 25, 2017
He Does It Without Boasting
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He Does It Without Boasting

In this collection of recent material, a master foreteller of economic phenomena dazzles with his unpacking of the complex interplay between polity and finance

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September 25, 2017
Looking Out The Window
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Looking Out The Window

Except on our ties with West Asia and jehadi terror, Saran’s lucid account correctly details our national interests, with an advocacy of a multi-polar world

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September 25, 2017
Downtime In Tech Town
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Downtime In Tech Town

The biggest, TCS, has revised quarterly projections. Others are taking the same route.

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October 10, 2016
Everything You Need To Know About Selfie Surgery
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Everything You Need To Know About Selfie Surgery

Bombarded by peer pressure and impossible beauty standards, Indian children as young as 15 are turning to cosmetic surgery

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October 01, 2018
The Deluge That United
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The Deluge That United

Kerala floods washed away social barriers as people across faiths and castes helped each other survive

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October 01, 2018
Rocking A Hard Place
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Rocking A Hard Place

The BJP’s attempted Dalit outreach draws a backlash from its traditional elite-caste votebank

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October 01, 2018
Leave! This Land Isn't Your Home
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Leave! This Land Isn't Your Home

An infants rape allegedly by a migrant and local rage over joblessness trigger an exodus from Gujarat.

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4 mins  |
October 22, 2018
Uncertain Poise
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Uncertain Poise

Opposition unity may foil KCRs best-laid poll plans.

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3 mins  |
October 22, 2018
The Courts Went Tantri
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The Courts Went Tantri

The history of the blanket ban on women in Sabarimala is recent.

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October 22, 2018
Asian Century Flirting
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Asian Century Flirting

What will New Delhi do with Chinas call to check the US?

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October 29, 2018
When The Void Won The Vote
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When The Void Won The Vote

As municipal polls are held after a gap of 13 years, depressed turnout in Kashmir speaks of alienation

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6 mins  |
October 29, 2018
Imagine There Is No Migrant
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Imagine There Is No Migrant

Anti-migrant biases arent limited to Gujarat. Such poor folk are targeted as outsiders everywhere.

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8 mins  |
October 29, 2018
big brother's bearhug
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big brother's bearhug

the inside story of the bid to supersede delhi's aam aadmi party-led elected government.

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5 mins  |
october 17, 2016
the dot boomers
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the dot boomers

on stage, he politely demurred when shashi tharoor, chairman of the jury, described him as a digital pioneer.

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4 mins  |
october 17, 2016
Narendra Modi's Mandarins
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Narendra Modi's Mandarins

A close-knit team of bureaucrats enjoying the PM’s confidence is his trusted means to realise his vision.

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July 01, 2019