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Kerala floods
In this issue
14-09-2018
34 STORIES
Understanding the slowdown
The NBFC factor in the slowdown of the automobile sector
First Person Account
When the river came home
How a few young men and a crew of fishermen rescued people stranded in their homes in Aluva.
Kerala floods
Battling a deluge
In a resolute display of resilience, Kerala’s government and civil society come together to face the challenge posed by the devastation caused by the
Interview: Madhav Gadgil
‘This could happen again.’
Interview with the ecologist Madhav Gadgil.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Pakistan: Who needs a crisis?
Pakistan’s balance of payments crisis provides an arena for a proxy stand-off between the country’s former ally, the United States, and China, for whi
Vajpayee the poet
A couplet for every occasion
Vajpayee’s poetry had much of what was lacking in his politics.
Kuldip Nayar
Fearless voice
A titan among journalists, Kuldip Nayar was also a celebrated author and diplomat who remained a resolute voice for friendly relations with Pakistan.
Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
Politics and the appropriation of history
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s “Vande Mataram” was the subject of controversy even in the 1930s, but contrary to the claims of communal ideologues and p
Interview
Umar Khalid: ‘An attempt to create fear and terror’
Interview with Umar Khalid, JNU student.
Tribute
Somnath Chatterjee: People’s Speaker
Somnath Chatterjee (1929-2018) was an unrelenting opponent of anti-democratic forces.
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Environmental Issues
Clean Ganga remains a dream
Four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of the Namami Gange project, the river remains as dirty as ever.
Lead Story
A flood of heroes
Samir Amin
Third World Marxist
Samir Amin (1931-2018) saw himself as one among those shaping a movement for emancipation and egalitarian development across the Third World.
Lead Story
Time to begin anew
Muralee Thummarukudy
Lead Story
Deluge of misinformation
Books
Of identity & hope
A book reassuring the beleaguered Muslims of India that nothwithstanding Hindu majoritarian offences they must have faith in the country.
V.S. Naipaul
A literary lion
With the passing away of Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (1932-2018), the world of literature will be a duller place and inestimably poorer.
Legal framework
Who decides severity?
The lack of normative legal and administrative standards in dealing with a natural calamity and the absence of verifiable criteria to determine its s
Heritage
From Madras to Bangalore
A careful examination of picture postcards of Madras and Bangalore of the early 20th century shows that this medium tells us a complex story of coloni
Kodagu floods
Kodagu’s tragedy
Over 200 villages in Karnataka’s Kodagu district bear the brunt of unusually heavy rainfall and consequent landslides that have wiped out homes and pl
Meteorological factors
Unkind winds
Over the last decade, Kerala has actually been showing a decreasing trend in rainfall. Somewhat unusual meteorological factors caused this year’s rain
Iran
Diktat diplomacy
The United States is piling the pressure on India to whittle down its oil imports from Iran and retreat from the Chabahar port project.
Zimbabwe elections
Mugabe’s man wins
Emmerson Mnangagwa, once Robert Mugabe’s right-hand man and a fixture in Zimbabwean politics since independence, retains the presidency and promises a
Racism in America
Reality of racism
The appearance of white-supremacist groups in the public sphere, emboldened by the success of Trump, combined with the casual racism in society has h
Books
For common good
The book is at its core an optimistic injunction against outmoded and failing economic models.
A.B. Vajpayee
Beyond the mask
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018), who was often described as brilliantly multifaceted, was never really free of the sectarian a
Obituary
Enigmatic forever
A.B. Vajpayee was a lovable leader, but his secular credentials have been called into question many times.
The 1924 floods
History’s new marker
ISRO
ISRO developing vehicle to launch small satellites
Interview with K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation.
Short Story
The mother smiled
Books
The terror machine
A historically sound account of the origin, growth and reach of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Refugees and migration
Seeking a new life
The number of migrants worldwide has been increasing, as has the number of refugees and displaced people.
Ramesh Chakrapani
Archive
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Editor’s Note: When cinema becomes a tool for propaganda
Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time
Of Magadh, Manjhi and Musahars
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Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
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
How homogenisation can flatten knowledge systems
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