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Personal laws
In this issue
06-09-2013
50 STORIES
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Why did Bezos do it?
Cover Story
Wresting rights
Can the rights of an individual be curtailed by a minority institution for the purpose of maintaining arcane, regressive religious practices? The Supr
Profile
Snake man
A well-known and flamboyant personality of Mysore, “Snake” Shyam has made it his mission in life to rescue snakes that have entered homes or factories
Lead Story
‘The panchayat is inconsistent’
Interview with Goolrukh Gupta, the Parsi woman who petitioned the court seeking freedom to enter Parsi religious places.
Russia
A pause in ties
U.S.-Russia relations are put in “cold storage” after Barack Obama cancels his summit with Vladimir Putin over the granting of asylum to whistle-blowe
Lead Story
Ends vs means
A recent judicial conclusion setting live-in relationships on a par with marriage stirs up a controversy.
Gujarat
In the name of development
Riding roughshod over farmers’ concerns, the Gujarat government notifies a project to develop the Mandal-Becharaji Special Investment Region, an indus
Unmediated
Contemplative triptych
Biotechnology
No to GM crops
The Technical Expert Committee wants field trials of GM crops put on hold until gaps in the regulatory system are addressed.
Cover Story
Taking on patriarchy
In Tamil Nadu, there are Muslim women activists fighting on all fronts for gender justice.
Uttar Pradesh
Political axe
Communal polarisation is once again becoming the major political theme in Uttar Pradesh, and the suspension of the young IAS officer Durga Shakti Nag
Letters
Letters
Through my window
‘Paraja’ reborn
Photography
Shades of three cities
Set in the 1970s and 1980s, Pablo Bartholomew’s pictures of Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta trigger an unsettling experience of simultaneous joy and sorrow
Art
‘These images have a great resonance across cultures’
Jammu & Kashmir
Fragile peace
An uneasy calm prevails in Jammu after a communal flare-up in Kishtwar, and vested interests are bent on taking political mileage out of the incident.
West Asia
Hoping against hope
The Palestinian Authority is entering another round of U.S.-orchestrated peace talks with Israel with little hope of real change on the ground.
United Kingdom
Targeting immigrants
The government’s latest campaign against illegal immigrants leads to charges of racism and exposes the country’s hidden racial fault lines.
Heritage
Urban invasion
Lead Story
Alternative fora
Lead Story
Ambiguities and clarifications
Interview with Justice C.S. Karnan.
Lead Story
Inconsistencies in Special Marriage Act
India
Arihant’s advantages
Tibet
White Lama & ‘Tibet Land’
The American involvement in Tibet and the British role in achieving it.
Lead Story
Inconsistencies in Special Marriage Act
India
‘We are happy farming’
Books
Why Jinnah became defiant
This book is a faithful record of Jinnah’s rise to unquestioned leadership, his tactical skills, his remarkable qualities as the Organisation Man, and
World Affairs
Mugabe marches on
He wins a decisive victory as his promise of radical economic reforms in a country struck by Western sanctions renews hope among the unemployed youth
Books
Tale of inequality
An Uncertain Glory is an indictment of the Indian state for failing the poor by not addressing the disparities between the privileged class and the re
Letter from Beirut
Price of truth
He observed a war crime being covered up, saw evidence of it and, living up to the values of international laws, released it to the general public thr
Administration
Moving out of Kolkata
India
Loss of livelihood
Archaeology
On the menhir trail
The destruction of menhirs in Vembur in the Varusha Nadu region is typical of the fate of megalithic burial sites in other parts of Tamil Nadu.
Festival insurance
Revellers gain
Space
Mysterious magnetar
Medicine
New malaria vaccine
Books
Globalising India
Two books help us understand the consequences of India’s mindless pursuit of globalisation and the neo-liberal agenda.
Legislation
In corporate company
Legislation
For pain relief
Environment
Problems with PCBs
India & Pakistan
Hurdles to peace
The recent killing of Indian soldiers on the LoC and the strong reaction to this from India’s government and media, which see the hand of the Pakistan
Physics
High-power terahertz sources
Genetics
GM rice to fight rotavirus
Lead Story
For equal laws
Women’s groups feel that there need not be any dichotomy between personal laws and uniform laws as long as the underlying principle is equality and no
Data Card
Deaths on the road
According to the World Health Organisation, 91 per cent of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries.
Defence
Critical feat
INS Arihant’s reactor, which has gone into operation, propels India into the exclusive club of countries that are able to build nuclear-powered submar
Cover Story
Personal laws: A reality check
Fragmentation of religious authority, greater debate and dissent within communities, and increasing literacy and awareness among women have transforme
Books
Alone in a crowd
Kirti Singh’s book shines the spotlight on the lot of women who are divorced or separated.
India
Ceasefire violations
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Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time
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