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The LEDE: Unparliamentary Privilege
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The LEDE: Unparliamentary Privilege

The disruptive language policing inside the houses of legislature.

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November 2016
Food for Thought
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Food for Thought

A tussle over the definition of basmati exposes flaws in India’s regime for geographical indication.

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November 2016
Space and Time
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Space and Time

Place in the poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra and K Satchidanandan.

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November 2016
The Writer of Modern Life
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The Writer of Modern Life

Three scholars on the making of Indian literature.

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February 2017
Splitting Hairs
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Splitting Hairs

The booming wig trade between India and Africa

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January 2018
On Shaky Grounds
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On Shaky Grounds

The unwarranted demolition of houses after an earthquake in Mexico

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January 2018
The 'P' Word
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The 'P' Word

The dark history of the word “pariah”

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January 2018
The Skilled And The Schooled
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The Skilled And The Schooled

India’s struggles over what counts as knowledge

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January 2018
Breaking The Code
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Breaking The Code

Two women from Afghanistan hold courses in computer programming / Technology

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May 2018
Exit Talk
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Exit Talk

Brexit negotiations are raising uncomfortable questions in Northern Ireland / Politics

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May 2018
Going South
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Going South

The deepening fault lines between southern states and the Indian union / Politicsc ratheesh kumar / the hindu

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May 2018
Worms In The Chocolate
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Worms In The Chocolate

The Indian media’s collective, voluntary amnesia / Politics.

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July 2019
Rogue Protocol
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Rogue Protocol

Arab journalists confront a post-Khashoggi world.

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July 2019
Biting My Tongue
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Biting My Tongue

What Hindi keeps hidden / Caste

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July 2019
In Sua Causa
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In Sua Causa

What the judiciary has done to itself.

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July 2019
Jatt Like That
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Jatt Like That

How Diljit Dosanjh helmed the rise of Punjabi comedy

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August 2019
Scorched Earth
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Scorched Earth

The suffocation of the National Green Tribunal

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August 2019
Inside Story
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Inside Story

Rajat Gupta’s Appeal To The Court Of Public Opinion

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August 2019
All In The Family
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All In The Family

The American Sangh’s affair with Tulsi Gabbard

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August 2019
In The Crosshairs
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In The Crosshairs

How poetry became a crime in Assam

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August 2019
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Need For Speed

A hectic, historic cycling race from Mumbai to Pune / Sport

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June 2018
On The Run
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On The Run

An interfaith marriage that stirred up trouble in Leh / Communities.

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June 2018
Not A Drop To Drink
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Not A Drop To Drink

Pakistan’s shortage of safe drinking water / Health

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June 2018
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Post Mortem

The UP government’s farcical investigation into the Gorakhpur tragedy / Politics

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June 2018
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Trial And Error

India’s complicated history with cervical cancer.

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June 2018
Falling Fortunes
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Falling Fortunes

Evidence is mounting of a crippling decline in the unorganised sector / Economy

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February 2019
The Lede
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The Lede

High Tide The rising aspirations of India’s first surfing hotspot / Sport

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February 2019
Thinking Fast And Slow
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Thinking Fast And Slow

Modafinil’s tightening hold over students.

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June 2018
Monumental Absence
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Monumental Absence

The destruction of ancient Buddhist sites.

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June 2018
10 Years of the Chhattisgarh School Of Counter-Insurgency
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10 Years of the Chhattisgarh School Of Counter-Insurgency

Ten years of the Chhattisgarh school of counter-insurgency.

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August 2015