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Romila Thapar interview
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18-09-2015
37 STORIES
K.Satchidanandan
Against religious dogmatism
India & Pakistan
Back to square one
Once again the two countries fail to see past their differences and resume the dialogue process, which alone will enable them to combat together the s
Jayati Ghosh
Recognising water workers
Essay
Yakub Memon's execution
The Supreme Court of India’s record on Yakub Memon will long be recalled for its denial of justice to him by a consistent stretching of the law and ev
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Sashi Kumar
Fighting the mediocrity contagion
P. Muthulingam
‘The new government should give priority to housing and land rights’
Interview with P. Muthulingam, founder of the Institute of Social Development, working for the marginalised and discriminated plantation community.
Udaya Gammanpila
‘The outcome does not reflect the mood of pre-election Sri Lanka’
Interview with Udaya Gammanpila, leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya.
Books
Insightful study
The book makes a thorough examination of the issues of caste and untouchability, on the basis of grammar and in the context of Sangam age literary wor
Stock market
Market mayhem
The recent collapse of the stock market punctures the euphoria that has been driving Indian stocks since the Modi government assumed office.
VICKRAMABAHU KARUNARATHNE
‘People are becoming conscious of the futility of the politics of racism’
Interview with Vickramabahu Karunarathne, general secretary of the Nava Sama Samaj Party.
Depreciation of the yuan
No case for complacence
The Chinese decision to use depreciation of the yuan as an instrument to address its own crisis can trigger a chain of events that can convert the rec
Yemen
Savaging a nation
A grave humanitarian tragedy unfolds in Yemen as the Saudi Arabia-led alliance backed by the U.S. continues its relentless bombing.
Books
Sacrifice of analysis
In her relentless pursuit of the grail of “capturing it all”, the author deliberately tiptoes around issues and alludes to controversies without expla
One Rank One Pension
A different battle
The One Rank One Pension demand of ex-servicemen is causing the Narendra Modi government embarrassment as the veterans are planning to intensify thei
Travel
JLR—the new attraction
Tourism
One State, many worlds
The Karnataka government embarks on an ambitious plan to make the State one of the most preferred tourist destinations in India and the world at large
Travel
Dream journey
Travel
Premier trade show
Travel
‘Aim to provide quality tourism’
Interview with R.V. Deshpande, Tourism Minister.
Controversy
The Santhara debate
The Rajasthan High Court’s judgment criminalising the practice of Santhara by followers of Jainism has led to an uncertainty on the contours of judici
Letter from America
Return of social democracy?
In the rubble of the financial crisis, pro-socialist political formations on both sides of the Atlantic attract the dispossessed.
Politics
Adding insult to injury
The persistent economic strangulation of Bihar by way of low investments and denial of its rightful share of Central funds right from the First Five-Y
Sri Lanka
Clear message
The United National Party’s victory in the seventh general elections symbolises voters’ desire for peace and reconciliation and an end to divisive pol
Bihar
Package route
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development package for Bihar gives a fresh impetus to the BJP’s election campaign in the State but starts a debate on
Caste violence
Night of terror
In a Tamil Nadu village, Dalits flee certain death after a mob from the dominant caste destroys their homes because they decided to pull a temple car
Interview: Shekhar Hattangadi
‘Dramatic example of law vs religion’
Interview with Shekhar Hattangadi, law professor and the maker of “Santhara: A Challenge to Indian Secularism?”
India
Eloquent silence
Architecture
Confluence of cultures
Cover Story
Linking the past and the present
Interview with the historian Romila Thapar, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Thailand
A bombing and many targets
The motive for the recent terror attack in Bangkok remains a mystery and the suspects range from domestic players to the Uighur separatists in China.
Gujarat
Sanjiv Bhatt sacked
Man Booker
Between East & West
The popularity of Laszlo Krasznahorkai, this year’s Man Booker International Prize winner, and his position in Hungarian prose and the world of cultur
State statistics
State of progress
Statistics on the macroeconomic progress of States show that while progress has been achieved in some metrics, much remains to be done in others.
Books
Shared history
The book presents a panoramic view of the evolution of the India-Indonesia relationship from ancient times.
Yoichiro Nambu
A giant of physics
Yoichiro Nambu (1921-2015), the Nobel laureate, believed in “physics without boundaries”.
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Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time
Viral fever: The curious spectacle of campaign films
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Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
Close encounters with the third kind
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05-04-2024
Is India truly the voice of the Global South at WTO?
SBI’s reluctance to reveal electoral bond data raises concerns about its independence and reliability
Essays by Prabir Purkayastha: Defending reason with passion
How homogenisation can flatten knowledge systems
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22-03-2024
Why the tiger-human conflict rages in Bandipur and Nagarahole
Minimum Support Price: A question of how, not why
Fali S. Nariman (1929-2024): A life dedicated to the Constitution’s promise
Farmers’ protest: It’s a battle against servitude
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