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GROWING NEW ROOTS

ABHISHEK’S YATRA ENCOURAGES THE DEMOCRATIC SELECTION OF PANCHAYAT POLL CANDIDATES

SHIFTING IMAGES

A new book of essays on Ganesh Haloi interspersed with previously unpublished illustrated folios and sketches

STAYING PAWAR

DESPITE PAWAR'S SHOW OF STRENGTH, THE ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM HAVE NOT DISAPPEARED

ON WHITE MAN'S LAND

Sonora Jha weaves a potent story about US academia and the realities of race, privilege and politics

A RETURN TO ROOTS

INDIAN-AMERICAN DJ-PRODUCER KSHMR'S UPCOMING ALBUM HAS DESI HIP-HOP FANS EXCITED

Pride And Politics

Rising lion numbers and corresponding human and industrial expansion have led to increased man-animal conflict in Gir. Everyone agrees the lions need to move. Whether it can be outside Gujarat is where things remain stuck

TRIP DOWN GHOST LANE

Rich characters and themes drive this intense tale by Shahidul Zahir about post-independence Bangladesh

Memoirs of a Parsi Daughter

THE INSPIRING STORY OF DOSEBAI COWASJEE JESSAWALLA, WHO BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST INDIAN WOMEN TO GET AN ENGLISH EDUCATION

ROGUE FAMILY

Homi Adajania's Saas Bahu aur Flamingo is an offbeat tale of four women involved in a shady trade

CUPID CALLING

Matchmaker Sima Taparia is on a roll with a new season of Indian Matchmaking on Netflix, brand endorsements, speaking engagements and, of course, loads of matchmaking

Scripting a Screen Epic

Noted Tamil author B. Jeyamohan talks about the challenges in adapting an epic literary work like Ponniyin Selvan into a film

West Meets East

Indian-American rapper and singer Raja Kumari's new album shows signs of her sonic and personal evolution

A VILLAGE SHOWS THE WAY

A small hamlet in Maharashtra takes a collective break from TV and smartphone screens to rediscover the simple pleasures of life

GEHLOT CRACKS DOWN ON CRIME

AS RAJASTHAN RECORDS A SPIKE IN EXTORTION, FIRING AND OTHER GANG-RELATED CASES, STATE POLICE FINALLY GO AFTER ORGANISED CRIME NETWORKS AND HISTORY-SHEETERS, BOTH ON THE GROUND AND ONLINE

KCR'S GRAND AMBITION

The BRS chief is hoping to win a third term for his party in Telangana even as he has one eye on the throne in Delhi. Is it just empty rhetoric or does the CM have a clear plan?

BATTLING THE GREENS

THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) AMENDMENT BILL WHICH SEEKS TO EXEMPT STRATEGIC PROJECTS ON THE BORDERS FROM GREEN LAWS IS WELCOMED BY THE MILITARY. WILL ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS SURVIVE IN THE RUSH TO PRIORITISE NATIONAL SECURITY?

TB THE NEW DANGERS

THE RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES AND DEATHS DUE TO DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IS PROVING TO BE AN IMPEDIMENT TO INDIA'S AMBITION TO END THE DISEASE BY 2025. WHAT MORE DO WE NEED TO DO?

REFORMS IN ANUTSHELL

The Narendra Modi government had initiated the Make in India programme as 2014, its very first year, as early with the idea of turning the country into a leading global manufacturing and investment destination. But that wasn't going to be easy.

FIGHT TO THE FINISH

The untimely rains in the national capital have failed to douse the anger of the country's top wrestlers who have been staging a most dramatic protest at Jantar Mantar since April 23. In many ways, it's the fight of their lives.

A UNIQUE WATER MARK

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made another whirlwind trip to Kerala in the last week of April where he flagged off two pathbreaking projects, the state's first Vande Bharat semi-high speed express train and the inland Water Metro. The latter is an integrated ferry transport system which will cater to the Greater Kochi region.

DEADLY BUSINESS

On March 16, shortly after 13-year-old Tushar, a Class 6 student, went missing from his house in Patna's Kanhauli village, his father, Raj Kishore Pandit, received a ransom call on WhatsApp.

THE PAWAR CUT THAT ISN'T?

In what is seen as a battle of wits with nephew Ajit Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar dropped a bombshell on May 2, saying he intends to quit as party president. The announcement, at the launch of an updated edition of his biography, comes at a time when Ajit is said to be in talks with the BJP, leading to a flux within the NCP.

SAURASHTRA TAMILS: FROM SALEM TO SOMNATH

A millennium-old connection was revived recently when Saurashtra Tamils visited the old homeland they had migrated from centuries ago, and took in its wonders. Kicked off in mid-April by defence minister Rajnath Singh in the temple town of Somnath, some 5,000 visitors, who still hold on to their customs and even speak a version of Gujarati called Saurashtri, visited the state as part of the Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamam, a quasi-political programme organised by the Gujarat government, between April 17-27.

MAYA LOBS A GOOGLY

On April 24, when Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar came to meet Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow as part of his efforts to push for Opposition unity, he did not meet Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati.

THE PRICE OF COMPLACENCY

After a gap of almost four years, a major Maoist attack took place in Dantewada in South Chhattisgarh, where left-wing extremists triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) on April 26, killing 10 security personnel and their civilian driver.

Yogi Leads The Local Charge

What happens at the local level in Uttar Pradesh can hold plenty interest for those outside

Karnataka Polls: Fight To The Finish

With the BJP pulling out all the stops, the congress putting up a united front and the JD(s) playing the dark horse, the may 10 assembly election in karnataka is poised for a no-holds-barred battle at the hustings

Those at the High Table

In a new book, restaurateur Gauri Devidayal chronicles the story of one of Mumbai's most acclaimed dining destinations

Spreading HER WINGS

Actor Pooja Hegde on working with Salman Khan, the South film industry and pressing ahead despite initial failures

Perfect Mix

A cappella group Penn Masala return to India with their pioneering blend of Indian and international sounds