CATEGORIES

Minority Opinion
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Minority Opinion

The debate over the future of Muslim politics in the wake of Adityanath’s elevation / Politics.

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June 2017
Miles To Go
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Miles To Go

Why celebration of the Mental Healthcare Act may be premature / Health.

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June 2017
Where Brightness Ends
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Where Brightness Ends

Bei Dao’s nostalgia for a pre-liberalisation Beijing / LITERATURE.

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June 2017
Selective Memory
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Selective Memory

The historical figure both the BJP and the BSP tried to claim during the Uttar Pradesh election / Politics

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April 2017
Crisis of Faith
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Crisis of Faith

The Nightmarish Struggle to Bring Asaram to Justice 

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April 2017
Stepchild of the West
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Stepchild of the West

Pankaj Mishra’s long view of the emotional cost of modernity / POLITICS

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April 2017
Inflated Prophets
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Inflated Prophets

Why the cult of the entrepreneur will not save India / ECONOMY

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April 2017
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