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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

Ranveer Singh : ‘It's A Miracle I Became An Actor'

I wanted to be an actor but to be where I am today is beyond my wildest dreams. Success can either go to your head or make you humble.

CAA-Pow Is The Rajini Punch

Rajinikanth’s support for CAA forces Stalin and DMK to look for a counter-narrative

How Ranveer Singh Beat His Way To The Top Of Bollywood's Crop

Beneath Ranveer’s over-the-top persona brims extraordinary talent and grit. Will the star of the decade be Bollywood’s all-time great?

REQUIEM FOR THE WEEPING WILLOW

Beset with multiple problems, Kashmir’s famed bat-making industry is in the woods

On the Right To the Centre, AK Goes 2.0

Refusing to fight the BJP on its hyper-nationalist terms gave AAP more than anti-BJP votes

VIRTUALLY Hazardous

In the absence of regulatory guidelines, app-based healthcare services pose a health risk to patients

The Lotus Wilts in a Saffron Sea

Amit Shah’s hard Hindutva pitch didn’t win Delhi. But expect no change except a reshuffle in the state unit.

Challenging The Old Guard

With the Carnival, Kia is aiming to trump a product unrivalled in India – the Toyota Innova. But, is Kia’s latest product really good enough to challenge a model that’s a brand in and of itself?

Election Trumpet From Sabarmati

Gujarati support can lift US President’s mood; a happy Trump is vital for India’s bid to expand its geo-strategic space

A Rare Case of Extreme Apathy

The draft National Policy for Rare Diseases disappoints parents who had hoped the State would help their kids find better care

‘It is better to speak out and live with a spine'

Taapsee Pannu is ready to deliver another hard-hitting film, Thappad, which tackles domestic violence. In conversation with Giridhar Jha, the feisty actress talks about the movie, her firebrand image and why celebrities should not refrain from speaking out. Excerpts:

THEIR DARES, THEIR TUNTS

They are the riders from hell. Within each one brews a storm, to do daredevil acts.

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