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Mental Health Bill, 2013
In this issue
16-09-2016
36 STORIES
Economic Perspectives
Ineffective instrument
Books
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
Essay
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
Letters to the Editor
Preoccupations
End of globalisation?
Books
How Bangalore was built
Chennai
Institutional inadequacies
Books
Crisis of imagination
On the lack of collective consciousness about climate change in literature.
The Banyan
The Banyan model
Institutions
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
Berhampore
Living hell
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
Japan
Imperial dilemma
There seems to be a rift between the politics of Japan’s ruling dispensation and its imperial family.
Books
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
United States
A powder keg
Riots in Milwaukee and other places indicate the rage that festers in the heart of urban poverty in America.
Essay
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
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
Interview: Dr Sanjeev Jain
‘The scale of the problem is immense’
Interview with Dr Sanjeev Jain of NIMHANS.
Maharashtra
End of ordeal for Urdu writer
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
Tribute
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
Rights
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.
Thailand
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
Intervention
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
Short Story
Dhanabala Chettiar Company
Books
The missing surprise
Despite the author’s well-elucidated arguments and some interesting theories, the book disappoints as it fails to pack a punch.
Karnataka
After the flood, demolition begins
The Tiger
Born Free
But destruction of habitat and poaching continue to be the scourge of tiger populations in India. Text & photographs
Cover Story
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
Interview: Dr Nimesh Desai
‘Stigma in seeking help remains’
Interview with Dr Nimesh Desai, Director, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences.
History
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.
Crime
Acid victims
A spurt in acid attacks against women has become a cause for concern in rural and urban West Bengal.
Mental Health Care Bill
Promise of dignity
Opinion
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
Mental illness
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
Column
A toast to the Keralite!
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Maratha reservation issue takes a troubling turn
Tight race in Maldives between India-leaning Solih and Muizzu, who is supported by China-backed PPM
Disasters in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand point to flawed development model
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22-09-2023
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
‘A dumb buffalo speaks’: A Telugu story in translation
‘I escape back to control and home’: Review of ‘Borderlines’ by Manohar Shetty
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
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
Labyrinth of mirrors: Review of ‘The House of Doors’ by Tan Twan Eng
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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