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Survival Lessons From Grassroots
Post-results drama brings former PM Deve Gowda back into national reckoning ahead of the 2019 polls
Unity's Field Test
The battle against BJP brings Jats, Dalits and Muslims together in western UP
Malhar For Nerves
An immersion into classical music helps a vocalist face up to the most obdurate of modern maladies
Scalpels In Air And Other Long Stays
A cashless healthcare scheme for the poor in Rajasthan is unconscionably milked by private hospitals
Guzzle Grain, Go Hungry
The move to let damaged crops be used for fossil fuel production may hurt food availability, price
The Elephant In The Alley
As man-animal conflict worsens across states, a trip to ground zero: Dhenkanal in Odisha
‘Nobody In Rome Will Mind A Videshi Translating Aeneid'
Sheldon Pollock, one of the world’s most eminent Sanskritists and founder-editor, Murty Classical Library, was in the eye of a storm a few seasons ago. In India for a talk at Ashoka University, he reprises the themes in an interview with Sunil Menon.
‘Sikh Extremists In Canada, The UK And Italy Are Working With ISI Or Independently'
‘Sikh Extremists In Canada, The UK And Italy Are ­Working With ISI Or Independently’
Big Brother And A Little Black Goat
Perumal Murugan re-enters the world of letters with a novel that depicts an outlier's struggle to ­live and love in a society where privacy is history
A Yogi for New India!
The secret of Yogi Adityanath’s success could well be his appeal across castes.
Ratan Naval Tata
A bachelor known for his low-profile lifestyle, Ratan Tata’s coup against his successor last year showed he’s still the boss.
How The Boots Face The Sun
The PLA marches to the party’s tune. Under Xi, they have their toughest conductor till date.
Strange Fruit On Tamarind Trees
K.G. Satyamurthy, author Sujatha Gidla's uncle, was a young rebel in the '46-51 Telangana uprising. In this excerpt, Satya plunges right into the struggle.
Split Between A Cross And A Jab
Vijender corners pro-boxing glamour in India, as a fractured field prepares for a surge in interest
Great Wall Around A Lotus Blossom
The India­Japan summit is ripe with possibilities, but China casts an unblinking eye on proceedings.
The Dharma of Instant Karma
Never confined to ‘disturbed areas’ alone, excesses are becoming increasingly normal in every sphere of policing.
Boys Don't Want To Be Gentlemen
Hockey stutters; cricket reigns still. Spurred by foreign action on TV and domestic leagues, football is conquering India’s young.
How to Composean Ethical Fugue
Technology is not in itself a disruption, but a partner in jugalbandi with the ‘old’. But we must hearken to music’s politics as much as to its aesthetics.
The Last Lap Of A Slow Ascension
Rahul would be taking over as Congress chief. But the question remains the same: when?
Mamata Banerjee: The Better For Wear
Trinamool, stung by scandal, has bungled on most poll promises. Yet, on the eve of polls, Mamata is the favorite. How does she do it?
Assembly Elections 2016: Floats Of Fancy In West Bengal
The more things change in Bengal, the more they remain the same.
Degree Of Pain On Calculus Of Caste
A new discourse on caste sweeps the campuses.
Indian Advertising: No Ideas, Sir Ji
An explosion of brands, consumer choices, multiplicity of media, squeeze on talent and focus on profit over creativity is posing challenges for the advertising industry. Can it regain its mojo?
From Bodybuilder To dancer, She's Breaking All The Barriers
Bodybuilder and dancer at once, this woman is breaking all the barriers
Will Subrata Roy Win A Breather From The Court?
He has paid the bail, his properties are being sold and he claims to have paid off investors. Subrata Roy may win a breather from the court.
Will The Taint Stick On Sonia?
One note purportedly naming people to be managed in India. Is that all it takes to bring a bribe charge home?
Memory: A Wound, A Womb
Memory is a contested field. Demagogues have tried to erase and rewrite it. State apparatuses have bent it to their needs.
How Painful Is That Mottled Lattice Light
Vetri Maaran on cinema in times of the ubiquitous camera, multiple screens for consumption and the democratisation of the craft.
The Highway, Yes. But Not Her Way!
More and more of those who had rallied behind Mamata’s poriborton call now stand against her
Chaar Annas Of Rare Mettle
A cool, memorable repertoire, there’s something remarkable about Raghubir Yadav’s versatility