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COVER STORY
16-09-2016
Towards a sane society
Mental Health Bill, 2013
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Briefing
Preoccupations
End of globalisation?
Jayati Ghosh
Interview: Dr Nimesh Desai
‘Stigma in seeking help remains’
Lead Story
Interview with Dr Nimesh Desai, Director, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences.
History
Unfazed by attack
India
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
India
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
Lead Story
Opinion
History of sedition
India
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
Interview: Dr Sanjeev Jain
‘The scale of the problem is immense’
Lead Story
Interview with Dr Sanjeev Jain of NIMHANS.
Maharashtra
End of ordeal for Urdu writer
India
Jammu & Kashmir
Ghosts of the past
India
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
Essay
Hindutva’s science envy
Science & Technology
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
The Tiger
Born Free
Wildlife
But destruction of habitat and poaching continue to be the scourge of tiger populations in India. Text & photographs
Cover Story
Towards a sane society
Lead Story
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
Science & neurology
A great divide
Lead Story
Technological advances in neuroscience such as optogenetics have revolutionised our understanding of the brain’s neural networks and their impact on b
How Bangalore was built
Books
Chennai
Institutional inadequacies
Lead Story
Crisis of imagination
Books
On the lack of collective consciousness about climate change in literature.
The Banyan
The Banyan model
Lead Story
Institutions
Out of the four walls
Lead Story
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
Lead Story
India & Pakistan
Back to square one
World Affairs
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
Tribute
Shooting star
Obituary
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
Lead Story
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
World Affairs
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
Lead Story
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
Literature
Japan
Imperial dilemma
World Affairs
There seems to be a rift between the politics of Japan’s ruling dispensation and its imperial family.
The missing surprise
Books
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
India
British records on India
Books
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
World Affairs
Riots in Milwaukee and other places indicate the rage that festers in the heart of urban poverty in America.
Mental illness
Decrepit structure
Data Stories
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!
Sashi Kumar
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