CATEGORIES
THE LEDE On the Other Hand
The deep imprint of American Sign Language in Bengaluru / Language.
Riding High
Motorcycling in Meerut’s wells of death
Unaccounted For
The relentless efforts to get Islamic finance recognised in India
Free Radicals
A walking tour in California celebrates South Asian American activism
The Price Of Life
The trafficked children of the red-light area in Silchar
Loco Motive
Why the railways runs a near-empty train in Patna.
Our Man in the Studio
Rajat Sharma’s path to becoming India’s most powerful editor-entrepreneur.
Making Money
Promise and peril in the Indian bitcoin economy
State Of Play
The BJP faces its next big electoral challenge, in Gujarat, later this year / Politics.
Barren Land
A saffron farmer’s take on crop failure in Kashmir
Shifting Impressions
What the preservation of a Roma identity entails / Communities
People's Choice
Attendance and absence at the Tibetan Music Awards
Wider Ripples Of The Unrest In Kashmir
Common ground between the Kashmir and Dalit struggles / Politics.
Growth Fetish
The Indian media’s unhealthy obsession with GDP numbers / Economics
Raging Fires
In Gujarat, the BJP’s ideology clashes with its electoral politics / Politics
Divided Front
The fragmenting coalition of the Free Syrian Army / Conflict.
The Countdown
An absence of leaders with wide appeal makes for an unpredictable political field in Karnataka / Politics.
Minority Opinion
The debate over the future of Muslim politics in the wake of Adityanath’s elevation / Politics.
Miles To Go
Why celebration of the Mental Healthcare Act may be premature / Health.
Where Brightness Ends
Bei Dao’s nostalgia for a pre-liberalisation Beijing / LITERATURE.
Selective Memory
The historical figure both the BJP and the BSP tried to claim during the Uttar Pradesh election / Politics
Crisis of Faith
The Nightmarish Struggle to Bring Asaram to Justice
Stepchild of the West
Pankaj Mishra’s long view of the emotional cost of modernity / POLITICS
Inflated Prophets
Why the cult of the entrepreneur will not save India / ECONOMY
The LEDE: Unparliamentary Privilege
The disruptive language policing inside the houses of legislature.
Food for Thought
A tussle over the definition of basmati exposes flaws in India’s regime for geographical indication.
Space and Time
Place in the poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra and K Satchidanandan.
The Writer of Modern Life
Three scholars on the making of Indian literature.
Splitting Hairs
The booming wig trade between India and Africa
On Shaky Grounds
The unwarranted demolition of houses after an earthquake in Mexico