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Modi's communalism
In this issue
13-12-2013
37 STORIES
Economic Perspectives
A benchmark for rigging
Preoccupations
Trade secrets revealed
Science & Technology
Solar activity and global warming
Social Issues
Promises not kept
Science & Technology
Predicting heart attack risk
Science & Technology
Graphene
Public Health
‘There is a crisis of health inequity’
Interview with David Sanders, one of the founders of the global public health movement.
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Unmediated
Know thy news
Space
Celestial visitor
The newly discovered Comet ISON has excited the scientific community in India, which is going all out to ensure that as many people as possible are ab
Palestine
Poisoned with polonium
Swiss forensic tests prove that the death ofPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat in 2004 was caused by the ingestion of the radioactive poison polonium-21
Sport
The icon
This term with its quasi-religious connotation best describes the sphere of influence of Pele, Maradona and Tendulkar in the nations they have represe
Cover Story
Masters of manipulation
The subtext of Narendra Modi’s counterfactual about a putative Vallabhbhai Patel prime ministerial stint is the Sangh Parivar’s assumption that the de
Conservation
The elephant in the room
When forests fragment, elephant populations fragment too. Just as fragmented forests become unviable, fragmented elephant populations are doomed to dw
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Patel’s communalism—a documented record
A cabal of self-confessed Hindu nationalists, as distinct from Indian nationalists, consistently lauds Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel because it finds in hi
Interview: K.L. Meena
‘It’s going to be a hung Assembly’
Interview with K. L. Meena, co-founder of the RJP.
Lead Story
JP’s criticism
Assembly Elections - Mizoram
Playing the Piper
The Congress hopes to come back to power on the strength of its new land policy.
Letter from Beirut
Nehru in Beirut
Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit to this war-torn city and Gaza in 1960 and his impromptu speech at the American University of Beirut left a lasting impressio
Maldives
Turning the clock back
The political crisis in Maldives over the presidential run-off ends with the surprise victory of a close relative of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the shoc
Cover Story
A statue and its cost
The proposed 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Sadhu Bet island near the Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat brings to the fore many environme
Iran
French barrier
The Geneva talks on Iran’s nuclear programme get derailed because of last-minute changes made in the U.S.-proposed draft at the instance of France.
2G Scam
Ripping into JPC report
The dissent notes on the Joint Parliamentary Committee’s final report on the 2G scam call it a bundle of contradictions, criticise it for its selectiv
Spotlight
Against caste in Europe
Anti-caste campaigners in the United Kingdom score a major victory with the E.U. passing a resolution to put caste within a global rights framework.
Assembly Elections - Delhi
Shifting sands
The Assembly elections will provide crucial insights into voter preferences in a political environment made uncertain by the Aam Aadmi Party’s entry
Books
Limiting Ambedkar
In the process of focussing on “the caste that produced Babasaheb Ambedkar”, the book dilutes the larger role of Ambedkar as a political reformer, nat
Assembly Elections - Madhya Pradesh
Battle royal
The Congress hopes to cash in on the general anger against the BJP’s governance, but Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan still remains as popular as
Assembly Elections - Rajasthan
Emerging factors
With no wave in favour of or against the Congress or the BJP, the influence of new political fronts is expected to be the dominant factor in governmen
Books
Torture and impunity
Two books portraying in disturbing detail the harm impunity can cause to persons in custody and to those belonging to vulnerable sections.
Books
Exploding a myth
A book that critically evaluates the many alternatives to privatisation practised across the world, which are enough to disprove the there-is-no-alter
Assembly Elections - Chhattisgarh
Brand Raman on test
The Congress hopes for a miracle to bring to an end the 10-year rule of the BJP government under Raman Singh.
Controversy
Age and marriage
A controversial circular from the government and the demand by some Muslim organisations in Kerala to let Muslims follow their personal law with regar
Sport
A life for cricket
For 24 years, Sachin Tendulkar was the most dominant player of the game and an artist and a genius throughout. He represented the hopes and dreams of
CHOGM
Fractious summit
The Commonwealth summit in Colombo is overshadowed by the issue of the Sri Lankan government’s alleged violation of human rights towards the end of th
CHOGM
Buckling under pressure
Tamil Nadu political parties, including sections of the Congress, force the Prime Minister to skip the CHOGM in Colombo.
Science & Technology
Most efficient solar cell
Data Card
International migration
The number of international migrants in 2013 was over 3 per cent of the world population.
Archive
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06-10-2023
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Jayanta Mahapatra: A master litterateur who created a language uniquely his own
Remembering Habib Tanvir, the master of modern Indian theatre
At Rs.51.75 crore, ‘Gestation’ puts S.H. Raza at the highest level of Indian art
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08-09-2023
Meira Paibis: How Manipur’s peace-keepers became agents provocateur
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No getting past the present: Review of ‘History’s Angel’ by Anjum Hasan
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25-08-2023
‘Mrinal Sen’s stark images transformed me’: Shoojit Sircar
Rajasthan’s gig law a step in the right direction, but more needed to protect platform workers
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‘In the Shadow’: An Odia story in translation
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