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A malnourished child
In this issue
11-11-2016
37 STORIES
Economic Perspectives
How is India Inc doing?
Interview: Prof. Tahir Mahmood
‘Triple talaq has no sanction in Islamic law’
An interview with Prof. Tahir Mahmood, former NCM chief.
Dario Fo
Minstrel of the downtrodden
Through his alternative theatre, Dario Fo (1926-2016) tirelessly targeted four entities: fascist nationalism, elitist Catholicism, corporate capitalis
Medicine
Secret of the body’s self-renewal
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to 71-year-old Yoshinori Ohsumi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology for unravellin
Social Issues
Child rights and faith
Yet another Jain practice becomes controversial with the death of a child following a fast lasting 68 days.
Social Issues
Dubious moves
The BJP-led government’s attempt to link the demand for the abolition of the practice of triple talaq with the formulation of a uniform civil code has
Policy Issues
Policy disaster
The PDS, the ICDS and the MDM schemes constitute lifelines for a vast majority of the population. Maternity entitlements need to be seen both as a rig
Combating TB
The TB burden
Uniform Civil Code
Code and caution
The impression that a uniform civil code will essentially be a Hindu code and not an amalgamation of the fundamentals of all faiths gains ground, fuel
Interview: M. Salim Engineer
‘Talaq issue politicised’
Interview with M. Salim Engineer, secretary-general of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.
Maharashtra
Killing poverty
Malnutrition-related deaths in Palghar in Maharashtra are a pointer to the lack of employment and welfare measures for tribal people to keep the wolf
Media
‘Muckrakers’ united
The GIJN’s Asia conference was a telling reminder of the need for investigative and data-driven journalism to strengthen democracy in the current glob
Medical Education
A cure worse than the disease
The NITI Aayog’s draft Bill that proposes the setting up of a National Medical Commission dispenses with regulation of infrastructure and fees and giv
Kerala
Litmus test
The Left Democratic Front government in Kerala apparently tides over a crisis of credibility with the resignation of E.P. Jayarajan as Industries and
BRICS Summit
Brick by brick
Despite the differences among BRICS nations on the approach to be taken on dealing with terrorism, the grouping has remained united on major economic
Gujarat
Piecemeal initiatives
Malnutrition exists on a large scale across the “developed” State of Gujarat.
Interview: Anupriya Patel
‘When it comes to health, ‘acche din’ have started coming’
Interview with Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.
Literature
The chair
Monuments
A step in time
The baolis, or stepwells, of Delhi were built by its early rulers as secular structures that drew water from the ground in the dry season and harveste
Literature
Utterly delightful
Books
Understanding Corbyn
The contribution of this study lies in its ability to situate the Jeremy Corbyn phenomenon within a context that embraces global currents while retain
Letter from America
Hillary’s trump card
Enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton is low. If she faced any other candidate, her victory would not be assumed. But it is Trump’s disgrace that may have sw
Gender
A flawed Bill
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill faces opposition as it fails to address the concerns of the community adequately.
Colombia
Giving peace a chance
After four years of talks, FARC rebels and the Colombian government reach a historic accord to end 52 years of fighting, but a referendum held a few d
Cover Story
Hunger and hard facts
In the latest Global Hunger Index, India is bracketed in the category of countries where hunger levels are “serious”. But the policy responses on hung
Odisha
Picture of neglect
Death of children from malnutrition and Japanese encephalitis in the backward Malkangiri district puts the Odisha government in the dock.
Yemen
Saudi onslaught
The United States government could be held “responsible for war crimes” involving the targeting of civilians in Yemen by Saudi Arabia-led forces arme
Books
Vedic utopia
Books
An enquiry into the past
A study of the exchange between traditional structures and modernising agents within the Ezhava community in Kerala and of forces that shaped that exc
Nuclear power
Kudankulam ready for more
The foundation laying work for reactor units three and four has begun and talks for units five and six are under way.
Public health
A vicious cycle
There seems little hope of India ending hunger and ensuring a disease-free life for its citizens as it continues to put its public health stakes on pr
Nobel Prize in Literature
Bob Dylan: Song and dance man
With his songs, Bob Dylan, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, has served as a reluctant conscience in a world torn by prejudice, strife and g
Jayati Ghosh
Has the American Right got it right?
Essay
Deendayal Upadhyaya: Merchant of hate
The BJP’s clear attempts to extend to Deendayal Upadhyaya the kind of iconic status that Mahatma Gandhi enjoys in India are in line with the Jana Sang
Poverty
Pervasive penury
Despite making much progress over the past two decades, India still has a long way to go in its battle to eradicate poverty.
Letters
Letters to the Editor
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Caught in a saffron storm
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Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
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Close encounters with the third kind
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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
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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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