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Mental Health Bill, 2013

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16-09-201636 STORIES

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Economic Perspectives

Ineffective instrument

FL16AMARAKBARANTHONY

Deconstructing a potboiler

An eminently readable book that will delight any cineaste for its sheer passion for cinema and for the delightful theoretical dexterity with which it

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Terrorism in Kashmir

Kashmir remains an open question. But the answer does not lie in branding protesters as terrorists and using brute force to stifle dissent. An ad hoc

Letters to the Editor

End of globalisation?

FL16NIMESH

Interview: Dr Nimesh Desai

‘Stigma in seeking help remains’

Interview with Dr Nimesh Desai, Director, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences.

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Unfazed by attack

The eminent historian Romila Thapar, who has been targeted by the Sangh Parivar for her views on nationalism, refuses to be silenced.

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Acid victims

A spurt in acid attacks against women has become a cause for concern in rural and urban West Bengal.

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Mental Health Care Bill

Promise of dignity

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History of sedition

It is only when a speech incites others to commit acts of insurrection, rebellion or public disorder that it can be considered as constituting the off

FL16NIM

Interview: Dr Sanjeev Jain

‘The scale of the problem is immense’

Interview with Dr Sanjeev Jain of NIMHANS.

FL16FORTNIGHTABBAS

End of ordeal for Urdu writer

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Jammu & Kashmir

Ghosts of the past

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiatives to find a solution to the Kashmir unrest may have little effect in the absence of a concrete plan to resto

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Hindutva’s science envy

Claiming an organic unity between the Vedic world view and modern science has been the agenda of Hindu nationalists from the very start. If modern sci

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Born Free

But destruction of habitat and poaching continue to be the scourge of tiger populations in India. Text & photographs

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Towards a sane society

Will the Mental Health Care Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha, which brings to centre stage the rights of patients diagnosed with mental disorders, serve

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Science & neurology

A great divide

Technological advances in neuroscience such as optogenetics have revolutionised our understanding of the brain’s neural networks and their impact on b

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How Bangalore was built

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Institutional inadequacies

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Crisis of imagination

On the lack of collective consciousness about climate change in literature.

FL16VANDANAGOPIKUMAR

The Banyan model

FL16MENTALHEALTHCOMMUNITY

Out of the four walls

Care for the mentally ill should look beyond the “madhouse” and towards inclusive communities with a place for persons with psychosocial disabilitie

FL16MENTALHEALTHBERHAMPORE

Living hell

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India & Pakistan

Back to square one

Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours escalate as India’s Prime Minister brings up the issue of “large-scale human rights violations in Ba

FL16MUTHU

Shooting star

The lyricist Na. Muthukumar (1975-2016) resurrected the richness of language in Tamil cinema with his expressive lines, which were suffused with liber

FL16MENTALILLRIGHTSSTORY

For a rights-based approach

The Mental Health Care Bill, which sees mental health care only as a repair job, fails to recognise the value of psycho-neural diversity.

FL16THAINO

Voting out democracy

The military junta in Thailand gets yet another Constitution passed through a “referendum” which effectively prevents any single party from gaining a

FL16SUICIDESTORY

Reaching out

Decriminalising suicide is a step in the right direction. Early identification and effective management are the key to ensuring that those who attempt

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Dhanabala Chettiar Company

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Imperial dilemma

There seems to be a rift between the politics of Japan’s ruling dispensation and its imperial family.

FL19HORROR

The missing surprise

Despite the author’s well-elucidated arguments and some interesting theories, the book disappoints as it fails to pack a punch.

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After the flood, demolition begins

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British records on India

The two volumes contain British documents on Kashmir and Hyderabad, Gandhi’s assassination and other economic and political developments in India and

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A powder keg

Riots in Milwaukee and other places indicate the rage that festers in the heart of urban poverty in America.

FL16INMATE

Decrepit structure

The country has much ground to cover in caring for the mentally ill and urgently needs to upgrade its infrastructure in order to ensure universal acce

FL16MIGRANTSKERALA

A toast to the Keralite!

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