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Delhi riots
In this issue
27-03-2020
33 STORIES
Exhibition
Musings on freedom
An exhibition in New Delhi of the works of 52 artists titled “The Constitution of India at 70” reminds us that we are the inheritors of a powerful art
Biomechanics
Birdsong can tell bird size
Geophysics
Tapping seismic data to map the earth’s subsurface
Astronomy
Giant explosion in a black hole
Higher Education
Crisis in legal studies in India
The problems plaguing the National Law Universities can be traced to a lack of financial support from the state, which also has the effect of passing
Interview: V. Lakshminarayanasamy, chairman, Suguna Group
‘Better connectivity needed to boost foreign trade’
Literature
A Companion
Malayalam short story.
Coimbatore Region
Growing in importance
As a hub of education, health care and manufacturing, Coimbatore can genuinely claim pride of place in the entire country.
Interview: R. Ramamurthy, president, CODISSIA
‘New industrial parks will spur development’
Representing Muslims in cinema
Bollywood: ‘Othering’ the Muslim on screen
Bollywood must work on its own conscious and unconscious biases while representing Indian Muslims and move beyond the image of the “Muslim other” as t
State of India's Birds 2020
India's declining birdlife
A comprehensive report on the distribution range, abundance trends and conservation status of birds in India indicates a worrying decline in the popul
Turkey & Syria
Battle for Idlib
Turkey’s drone offensive on Idlib reignites the battle for the Syrian border province that has emerged as the hub of jehadi fighters and worsens a hum
India & U.S.
India & U.S.: The Trump show
United States President Donald Trump turns a blind eye to the Narendra Modi regime’s handling of the Delhi violence as the two sides seal their milita
U.S.-Taliban deal
Afghanistan: Relief for now
The agreement signed between the U.S. and the Taliban on February 29, which will see the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, may finally b
Citizenship
Assam: Defining issue
The recommendation of the high-level committee on the Assam Accord on the definition of “Assamese people” has caught the BJP governments at the Centre
Consequences of hate campaigns
Why do riots erupt?
The Delhi violence show that hate campaigns have consequences.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Virus vulnerability
The coronavirus epidemic reveals the fragility of the neoliberal economic order and puts to test the ability of neoliberal governments to respond to t
Lead Story
To save her Aadhaar card
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Aftermath of riots
Scarred & scared
"Frontline" walks through the violence-hit areas in North East Delhi, where all that remains after the acts of hate are wounded bodies and psyches.
State collusion with rioters
Shape of things to come
The collusion between the government, communal aggressors, the police and activists of the ruling dispensation, which was all too evident in all the d
Lead Story
Running with the wolves
The police collaborated with the rioters in Delhi in most cases and apparently tortured anti-CAA protesters in custody.
Lead Story
The media circus
Fair reportage got lost in the "hate narrative" of "nationalistic" TV channels and the fake news spread on social media.
Lead Story
Targeting sources of livelihood
Lead Story
When humanity triumphed
There were heartwarming instances of communal harmony as citizens reached out to neighbours in distress regardless of religion.
UN intervention
Global concern
The United Nations human rights body intervenes forcefully against the violence in Delhi, and Western and Muslim countries raise serious concern about
Attack on Zubair
'They attacked my Muslim identity'
Justice S. Muralidhar transfer
Flash in the pan
The Delhi High Court’s quest to ensure accountability for the riots was short-lived thanks to the untimely transfer of Justice S. Muralidhar.
Community hospitals
Woes of the wounded
When the public health services and the law and order machinery failed to rise to the occasion, community hospitals with limited resources stood as be
Lead Story
Mosques as target
Over half a dozen mosques were set ablaze in North East Delhi on February 24 and 25, as Delhi Police personnel either remained inactive or, worse, col
Books
Essays on Mumbai
The book has the right mix of facts, colour and nostalgia about the city to hold the reader’s interest.
Books
Paean to Russian literary giants
In her latest book, Sara Wheeler travels through Russia to rediscover Russian literature.
Lead Story
‘A planned attack’
Interview with Zafarul Islam Khan, Chairman, Delhi Minorities Commission.
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Bihar: Navigating change and stagnation
Words on a plate
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Kashmir: Valley of contention
Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
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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
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