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Pannerselvan vs Sasikala

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03-03-201735 STORIES

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New Age gurudom

It is one hell of a spiritual sell.

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Three phases of Indian renaissance

The way to stem the increasingly declining values in society is to rethink the relationship between culture and politics in a manner in which culture

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Populist demagogues

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Targeting a film-maker

The attack on Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Jaipur seems designed to send a message that history in films can only be depicted from a Hindutva perspective.

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Assembly Elections: Uttarakhand

‘Modi magic’ on test

The overall stakes are very high for the BJP in Uttarakhand, where the party’s mascot is the Prime Minister himself. But for the Congress, it will onl

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Sports star

A tribute to Nirmal Shekar (1956-2017), former sports editor of The Hindu.

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Reconnecting with Laurie Baker

Interview with Vineet Radhakrishnan on the making of a documentary on his grandfather, Uncommon Sense: The Life and Architecture of Laurie Baker.

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‘Let us keep the brotherhood alive’

Interview with Jan Mohammad Saifi, younger brother of Mohammad Akhlaq.

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Ancient text, new lives

A lucid work that deals with an immensely complex subject such as the contemporary oral performance of the 1,200-year-old Bhagavatapurana.

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Casting aspersions

The state machinery is being systematically used to disprove Radhika and Raja Vemula’s Dalit identity.

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‘Removing drug price control will be devastating’

Interview with S. Srinivasan, managing trustee, the generic drug maker Low Cost Standard Therapeutics.

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Assembly Elections: Manipur

Shadow of blockade

Manipur faces the Assembly elections under the shadow of the economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council invoking issues of territorial integ

FL03JAYATIEDUCATION

Worrying failure

In the face of raised expectations post demonetisation, the Budget metes out miserly treatment to most areas of crucial social spending such as educat

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Pre-fascism & the Muslim question

President Donald Trump, backed by the Bannons and the Flynns, will overreach and try to erect a pre-fascist state. Islamophobia and a broad hatred of

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The crisis in humanities

The author makes a forceful argument for freeing academia from the clutches of corporate interests and correcting the bias against the liberal arts, w

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Blinded by neoliberalism

All that the government has is its unfounded belief that mere “reform” in the form of demonetisation, digitalisation and GST will deliver growth.

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Patron of the poor

This thought-provoking book on Sufism is written in a style that rivets readers’ interest, and the illustrations are a feast for the eyes.

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Broader perspective

A fresh evaluation of the relationship between the state and capital since Independence.

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Interview: O. Panneerselvam

‘They started ill-treating me’

Interview with Chief Minister Panneerselvam.

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Legal restraint

The Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in 2001, is categorical as to when a non-legislator can be appointed a Minister.

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Kochi-Muziris Biennale

People's biennale

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Acts of ambition

V.K. Sasikala stays put on the strength of the MLAs she has lodged in a resort despite overwhelming opposition to her elevation from the party cadre a

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Trump, turmoil and resistance

Donald Trump feels he has to undo a great deal from the eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency, and he is in a hurry. Obamacare has been ordered out

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Transatlantic tensions

The public opposition to Trump has entered the formal political world too. European states are cautious in their response to the new U.S. administrati

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Outsourcing worries

The Trump administration’s move to restrict the entry of skilled workers into the U.S. is worrying Indian IT majors at a time when they are reeling u

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Running amok

Within a short span the Trump administration has escalated tensions, political, economic and military, all over the world.

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Digital illusions

The Watal Committee’s report presents the government with an impossible road map to a cashless nirvana.

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Interview: Thomas Isaac

Towards decentralisation

Interview with Thomas Isaac, Finance Minister of Kerala, on the State government’s bid to launch a “People’s Campaign” for the implementation of the S

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Reluctant rebel

O. Panneerselvam, the man whose most notable quality was his unswerving loyalty to Jayalalithaa, reveals a steely side by challenging the leadership o

Stubborn blindness

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Cricket Administration

The game wins

The Supreme Court begins work on cleaning up cricket administration in India by putting a committee headed by former CAG Vinod Rai in charge of the BC

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Chinese checkers

China’s leaders seem ready to face the headwinds likely to emerge from the U.S. in the coming months and turn them into opportunities.

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Assembly Elections: Uttar Pradesh

Advantage Akhilesh

The S.P.-Congress combine appears to be on a strong wicket in Uttar Pradesh in an atmosphere of disenchantment with demonetisation and reduced communa

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Rural education

Rural uptick

The latest ASER report points to an improvement in reading ability and arithmetic proficiency among rural students in the country.

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