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35 STORIES
Tribute
P.S. Krishnan: Voice of the deprived
P.S. Krishnan (1932-2019) made stellar contributions to the cause of social justice and worked for the betterment of the marginalised sections of soci
Literature
Tamil short story: Thayyaal
This month’s story is by a writer about whom nothing is known or available. We also do not know if she wrote anything else. Though published long ago,
Rampur CRPF camp attack case
Rampur CRPF camp attack case: Acquittal and after
Four persons are sentenced to death, one gets life term and two are acquitted in the Rampur CRPF camp attack case. But delayed justice is posing chall
Heritage
Falaknuma palace: Castle in the air
The splendour of the restored Falaknuma palace in Hyderabad, now a heritage hotel, is accentuated by the wonderful vistas it offers from 2,000 feet ab
N. Shiva Kumar
Crime
Justice for the RTI activist Jethava
A powerful BJP Member of Parliament is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in the killing of the RTI activist Amit Jethav
Syria
Syria: Russian helping hand
Trump claims victory for the withdrawal of Syrian Kurdish forces from the border with Turkey, but Moscow apparently guaranteed their withdrawal follow
Brazil
Brazil: Lula da Silva back for battle
After 19 months in prison, former President Lula is free and determined to take on Jair Bolsonaro and his government.
Lawyer-police tussle
Clash between lawyers and policemen: Lawless in Delhi
The capital city witnesses an unseemly tussle between lawyers and police personnel.
Jharkhand Assembly elections
Jharkhand Assembly elections: Changing equations
The Congress in Jharkhand, energised by the election results in Maharashtra and Haryana, announces a pre-poll alliance with the JMM and the RJD even a
Karnataka
Defection dilemma in Karnataka
Internal dissension faces the BJP in Karnataka which has, following the Supreme Court verdict, welcomed into its fold MLAs disqualified by the Speaker
Latin America
Latin America: Return of the Pink Tide
Elections in the past month in Latin America have brought the Left back to power, while protests on the streets have shifted the balance of forces in
Politics
Political drama in Maharashtra
Following the BJP-Shiv Sena rift over sharing power, Maharashtra comes under President’s Rule for the third time in its history.
Sabarimala verdict
Sabarimala verdict: Justice delayed
The Supreme Court’s decision to refer the 2018 judgment in the Sabarimala case to a larger Bench ushers in another turbulent phase for the shrine and
Ayodhya Verdict
ASI's archaeological findings in Ayodhya: Short shrift to facts
Revelations by two renowned archaeologists on how the ASI departed from norms in the way it conducted excavations at the disputed site and treated the
Rise of the Right in India
Build-up of the Right icon
For writers and journalists who chronicled the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation right from the 1980s, it began as a ludicrous political campaign with a relig
Interview: Dwijendra Narayan Jha
Ayodhya Verdict: 'Skanda Purana evidence is suspect'
Interview with the historian Dwijendra Narayan Jha.
References to Babri Masjid
What Baburnama says
Babur’s autobiography has interesting insights on India but little on the Babri Masjid, let alone Ram Janmabhoomi.
Interview
Prof. S. Ali Nadeem Rezavi: Vandalism is rewarded
Interview with Professor S. Ali Nadeem Rezavi, Chairperson, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University.
Interview
Scharada Dubey: Twist in the Ayodhya saga ahead
Interview with the author Scharada Dubey.
Media coverage
Print media frenzy
The Hindi press celebrates a verdict while Urdu newspapers maintain dignity in their coverage.
Babri Masjid demolition
December 6, 1992
The demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, was one of the key factors considered by the Supreme Court during the hearings in t
Letters
Letters to the Editor
C.P. Chandrasekhar
The descent ahead
The government’s obsession with the fiscal deficit may see it tightening expenditure, which could end in a descent into recession.
Ayodhya title case
Supreme Court denies justice
What right, power and jurisdiction has the apex court of a secular state to direct the government to construct the house of worship of any community?
Interview: Professor Irfan Habib
‘A simple piece of judicial fancy’
Interview with Professor Irfan Habib.
Ayodhya verdict
Secularism at stake
The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Babri Masjid case dashes the hope that it will uphold its counter-majoritarian character.
Books
The making of modern India
The book offers a rich insight into the political, economic and foreign policy blunders and successes of successive Prime Ministers of India.
Editorial
RULE OF FAITH
Lead Story
Nirmohi Akhara disgruntled
Books
Agrarian economy in Tripura
A bird’s-eye view of society, the economy and the polity in Tripura and, for specialists, helpful guidance on designing and conducting field studies.
Ayodhya title case
Defunct secularism
Veering away from its original Nehruvian premise, constitutional secularism in India has, through the Ayodhya verdict, transformed itself into a gentl
Interview: Zafaryab Jilani
‘We are baffled by the order’
Interview with Zafaryab Jilani, advocate for the Sunni Central Waqf Board.
JNU protest
Ominous signs in universities
The steep fee hike in JNU and the authorities’ response to the protests against it highlight how the government’s policies are making higher education
Interview: Anandvardhan Yagnik
Advocate for a cause
Interview with the advocate Anandvardhan Yagnik.
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Viral fever: The curious spectacle of campaign films
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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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05-04-2024
Farewell Appappan
Why a proposed private port in Karnataka’s Honnavara faces stiff resistance from fisherfolk
India’s oscillating opposition and the dynamic evolution of protest politics
The crisis of the secular opposition
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22-03-2024
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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