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War on Bastar
In this issue
29-04-2016
38 STORIES
C.P. Chandrasekhar
A setback for Tatas
India
Genesis of Bharat Mata
Myanmar
Troubled transition
Myanmar is celebrating its first civilian government in over half a century, but internal tensions persist between the various centres of power in th
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Unmediated
Crime as punishment
Essay
Nationalism vs Hindutva
The ideologues of the ruling dispensation believe not in Indian nationalism but in Hindu nationalism, or Hindutva, which is the earliest version of th
Panama Papers
The Panama connection
The Panama Papers expose, the biggest leak ever of a database, made possible by a unique journalistic venture, rocks governments, shines a light on po
Interview: T.M. Krishna
T.M. Krishna: Reshaping the contours of Carnatic music
Interview with the Carnatic music exponent T.M. Krishna.
Books
Documenting India
The book offers a refreshing take on the role of the documentary in Indian society and illustrates its claim on reality.
Archaeology
Doorway to Jaina history
At Artipura in Karnataka the ASI unearths a Jaina centre that flourished during the time of the Gangas and the Hoysalas.
Economic Offences
Truant at large
Vijay Mallya, the delinquent borrower on the run from several agencies of the government, now wants to strike a deal, but the banks remain wary.
Life Sciences
Seed time capsule
Legal Issues
Courting controversy
The Madras High Court suspends a magistrate who acquitted two granite scam accused and sought to prosecute a Collector.
Assembly Elections: West Bengal
Mixed prospects
While the Trinamool Congress looks unstoppable in Jangalmahal, its fate seems uncertain in north Bengal. In the next phase of polling a lot will depen
Assembly Elections: Tamil Nadu
Battle lines
The election scene hots up in Tamil Nadu, with the AIADMK announcing its candidates for 227 of the 234 seats and the DMK springing a surprise by makin
Pakistan
Terror in Lahore
Despite stringent emergency laws, Tehreek-e-Taliban militants launch a big terror attack in Pakistan, killing 70 people on Easter Sunday.
Cover Story
War on Bastar
The Chhattisgarh government’s all-out attack on the poor tribal residents of the mineral-rich region and all sources of support for them, in the guise
Climate change
Sea level rise cannot be pumped away
U.N.Report
Global gaze on caste
The Indian government resists any international scrutiny of the caste system, including a recent U.N. report that condemns caste hierarchy. But no amo
Maoist attack
Deadly strike
Controversy
Caught in a trap
The sudden return of HCU Vice Chancellor Appa Rao Podile from long leave sparking violence and arrests on the campus shifts public attention away fro
Interview: Manish Kunjam
‘Our troubles are endless’
Interview: Appa Rao Podile, VC, HCU
‘Complaint won’t stand legal scrutiny’
Interview with Appa Rao Podile, Vice Chancellor, Hyderabad Central University.
Music
Honour for a melody queen
Christians
Persecuted minority
Material Science
Carbon nanotubes
National Awards
Starry affair
Regional and alternative cinema get short shrift at the National Awards, with the jury deciding to celebrate mass entertainers and fete only those fil
Son of Saul
Grandchildren of the Holocaust
Son of Saul, the Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film, is one of the most unique films on the theme of the Holocaust.
Ground report
Targeting women
The southern districts of Chhattisgarh are in a war zone where the state apparently uses brutal sexual assault of Adivasi women as a deliberate intimi
Interview: Raman Singh
‘We are working to reduce isolation of Bastar’
Interview with Raman Singh, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.
Awards
Maths prize for Wiles
Sir Andrew Wiles has been awarded the 2016 Abel Prize for “his stunning proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem”, a mathematical problem that remained unsolved
Media in Chhattisgarh
No news is bad news
As the conflict between the state and the Maoists escalates, journalists get caught in the crossfire and truth becomes a casualty.
Militias
Police state
Loosely formed vigilante groups are terrorising anyone speaking out against police atrocities in Bastar, with the ulterior motive of forcing people to
Books
Mapping themes in Adoor’s films
A panoramic and intense study of Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s work in all its diversity and complexity.
Books
Limits of technological innovations
The book takes into consideration the impact of innovations on social life in the U.S. But not much attention is given to the qualitative changes that
Assembly Elections: Assam
Vigorous voting
Assam records a high voter turnout in the first phase of polling as the Congress fights the anti-incumbency factor.
Mining and quarrying
Battle for minerals
Chhattisgarh is fast turning into a police state where officialdom is trying to clear the path for corporate mining interests.
Heritage
Bahubali of Artipura
Is the Gomatesvara statue at Savanappana Gudda older than the world famous statue at Sravanabelagola?
T.S. Subramanian
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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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Shadow pictures: Review of ‘The Secret of More’ by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm
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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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‘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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