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Kunwar KAMUNIST
There is a reason Bihat-Masnadpur is still called ‘Little Moscow’, a throwback to the times when the USSR was a Communist beacon and this village a hotbed of the Left movement in Bihar. It is the birthplace of comrade Chandrashekhar Singh (1915-76), the torchbearer of Left ideology in this region and a popular CPI leader who put BihatMasnadpur on India’s political map. It is also home to Kanhaiya Kumar. The brash, tambourine-playing, azaadi-seeking young leader loved and reviled in equal measure depending on which side of the political spectrum one stands. An upholder of secularism and democratic traditions, they say. For others, an anti-national and a leader of the ‘tukde-tukde gang’ hell bent on breaking up the country (what he will gain by this, however, they won’t tell). An icon of hope; a symbol of anarchy. A towering leader in the making; an overhyped student activist. Kanhaiya Kumar is all that and more. And he is here to stay.
Hang Your Head In Shame
A 12-year-old girl is gangraped and murdered in Assam by nine juveniles. What’s fuelling the spurt in crime against women in the state?
The Socialite Moved On And Stayed On Top
Propaganda may not always match the achievements of Naveen’s two decades as CM, but the marathon itself is a lifetime award
Rising to the Challenge
NEHA ARORA 35, FOUNDER, PLANET ABLED
Tank Tracks On A Cleared Field
Faint hope flickers after the US-Taliban deal. But a Taliban offensive, with covert Pakistani help, bodes ill for India plans in Afghanistan.
Winds of Change sweep U.P. under CM Yogi Adityanath
In the past three years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has brought remarkable changes in Uttar Pradesh’s affairs, touching every aspect of people's life in the state
Love, Longing & Broken Hearts
Violence tears apart businesses and relations built over years in Delhi’s migrant colonies
Designing A Growth Strategy
WHEN 22-year-old architect Gita Ramanan stepped into a meeting room one afternoon to make a presentation to 18 men seated around the table, she was asked: “When is your boss coming?”
The Wall, Shaken
China’s pre-eminent position in the global economy and diplomacy is jolted by the disruptive coronavirus outbreak
CASH FLU
As the virus spreads, economic growth stutters. But there’s a silver lining...
Delhi Riots - Everyone A Nero
Where were the leaders when rioters killed, burned and looted?
Who Fanned The Flames?
Claims, counterclaims fly as capital counts its dead... two dozen and rising
Tricks Of The Trade
American President’s tour didn’t yield a business deal. Will the US and India be able to resolve their differences?
Onus is on Women
It is by performing well that female officers can lead the armed forces to absolute gender equality
Old older changeth, to be the same again
Congress veterans refuse to budge from their high perch and rigid doctrine of family-first as the party ‘young’ jockey for position
Stand To On The Pacific
Though a great trade deal is elusive, the grand India-US CGSP has been arrived at through sedulous work over 15 years
Lapse of Reason
The quantum of penalty awarded to a convict often depends on judges’ perception of the crime, rather than its severity
Handicraft Uncrafted By Artisan Hands
How technology is altering equations between traditional skills and the market
GLAD TO OBLIGE, PARDNER
Trump soaks in Modi’s welcome, cuts lucrative deals for the US and hopes to score points with NRIs. India basks in the nimbus of US power.
BLOOD SMOKE SHARDS HATE
A walk through the scarred aftermath of a classical riot
The Genomic Route To Targeted Cures
Enabling a sharper understanding of Asian populations, the GenomeAsia 100K project may well shake up our medicine cabinet
They Must Move Mount Tai
The coronavirus outbreak casts shadow on Chinese Olympic dreams
How Many Acres Of Print Does A Baron Need?
TRAI called for curbs on media ownership and control by a few, demanding full disclosure of facts. Those three reports lie ignored.
The Media For/Against
‘Pro-government’ hogs the space, but the others too speak—and loudly
‘Politicians want media to discuss issues they throw at us'
The Caravan has attracted attention in recent years, both for shining the torch on media itself and for its dogged pursuit of ‘tough’ stories. The magazine’s executive editor Vinod K. Jose talks about the state of journalism and what drives the magazine in an interview to Puneet Nicholas Yadav.
The Missing Centre
Drawing of clear battlelines in the media space is not really a bad thing because polarisation always precedes compromise
THE ASTAD
He recently completed 50 momentous years of performing on stage, but for Astad Deboo, it may well have been just another day at work. Born in 1947, this prolific dancer and choreographer has spent decades exploring freedoms of a different kind. At 72, he continues to dance with the energy of a young man and inspires his peers, students, and fans.His early life as a smalltown boy from Jamshedpur, his ride to foreign shores on a cargo ship, his groundbreaking collaborations with artists like Pink Floyd and training under Pina Bausch are the stuff of legend, and yet he remains rooted in the now. Constantly pushing the boundaries of performing arts, he has created new vocabularies of movement. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Astad Deboo is synonymous with contemporary Indian dance.
Sniff A Pie On The Shelf
Reservation in public services isn’t a fundamental right, rules the SC. Amid protests, it renews the debate on the issue.
IT STARTS WITH A DREAM TO DARE
Most hail from humble backgrounds, are helped by parents; the forces give them respect and honour
Conducted Tour
Another batch of envoys visiting post-370 Kashmir makes no ripple in a landscape beseiged by hard power