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28 STORIES
Heritage
Book Review: In Vishwanath Suvarna's "Golden Views of Karnataka Forts", forts that were citadels once now lie in ruins
Vishwanath Suvarna’s coffee-table book, which photo-documents over 100 major and minor forts in 27 districts of Karnataka, is a pioneering attempt tha
"Serious Men" Review
Movie Review: ‘Serious Men’ and the myth of merit
Serious Men attempts to address the contentious issue of “merit” that is bandied about as a counter to affirmative action but fails to go the full dis
Translation
Flavourful translation of Chandrashekhar Kambar's plays "Rishyasringa" and "Mahmoud Gawan"
The two translations of Chandrashekhar Kambar’s plays retain the lyrical imagination and folk-inspired creativity of the originals.
Dominance of big tech companies
The growing clout of Big Tech companies and the regulatory need to prevent their abuse of power
As big tech companies gain enormous clout, which straddles multiple domains of economic and social life, regulators need to get their act together if
Short Story
"Water play" by Perumal Murugan: A Tamil short story in translation
This short story was first published in Tamil as “Neer Vilayattu” in Kalachavudu, January 1999, Nagercoil. It features in “Katha Prize Stories Volume
Books
Introduction
Eardley Norton’s introduction to a compilation of laws affecting people’s liberties from 1780 to 1919.
Sean Connery
Sean Connery: Bond and superstar
Sean Connery (1930-2020) was much more than just James Bond. He was a consummate artist who played a wide range of characters and established himself
Books
India’s lost chance
This contemplative work explores the history of the north-eastern region, its relationship with the Centre and India’s missed opportunity to set up an
Communalism
Plot to turn a mosque in North East Delhi into a temple foiled
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind restores a mosque vandalised by communal elements during the February riots in North East Delhi and foils an attempt to turn i
Communalism
BJP-ruled States once again raise the bogey of love jehad
BJP-ruled States once again raise a battle cry against ‘love jehad’ despite several Supreme Court observations on a person’s right to choice as elucid
Protest against Farm laws
State governments in Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan get their acts together and pass amended farm Bills in their State Assemblies
The Congress governments in Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan introduce amended farms Bills in their State Assemblies to counter the Central Acts and
Punjab farmers' agitation
Despite the Central government's strong-arm tactics, farmers stand their ground against new farm laws
Despite economic distress, tragic deaths of fellow fighters and the Central government’s strong-arm tactics such as starving Punjab of train services
France
In France, isolated terror attacks lead to the scapegoating of Islam
President Emmanuel Macron uses isolated terror attacks following the publication of the Prophet Muhammad’s caricatures to crack down on mosques and Mu
Europe
Voices of reason amidst a spate of attacks on Muslims in Europe
The spate of attacks across Europe revive the debate on issues concerning faith and the freedom of expression.
COVID-19 Update
Fears of a surge in COVID-19 infections in the country
Several States saw an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the first fortnight of November even as others reported a slight decrease, but gover
AIMIM's victory
Bihar Assembly Election | Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM emerges as a force to reckon with
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM emerges as a force to reckon with in Bihar’s Seemanchal by tapping into the latent fears among the minorities regarding the C
Interview with Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi: ‘It is not Muslims’ responsibility to keep these parties afloat’
Interview with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi.
Congress
Bihar Assembly Election | The Congress: Weakest link in the Mahagathbandhan
The Congress leadership blames its poor results on the unwinnable seats it had to contest in and the presence of the AIMIM, but the party rank and fil
BJP
Bihar Assembly Election | The BJP and the JD (U) in Bihar: Junior partner as big brother
The BJP has achieved its three strategic goals in Bihar: winning the election, cutting Nitish Kumar down to size, and increasing its own tally.
Janata Dal (United)
Bihar Assembly Election | Nitish Kumar, the winning loser
After a pyrrhic victory that brought it to the third position in the Assembly elections, the Janata Dal (United) under Nitish Kumar is trying to regai
Bihar Assembly Election
Bihar Assembly Election | The rise of RJD's Tejashwi Yadav as a mass leader in his own right
The biggest revelation of the Bihar election has been the arrival of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as a mass leader in his own right, with his focus on li
Bihar Assembly Election
Bihar Assembly Election | Left parties and AIMIM: Emerging forces in Bihar politics
A striking feature of the election, besides the role reversal between the BJP and the JD(U) and the RJD’s surge, is how the Left parties and the AIMIM
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Household debt crisis in South Korea
South Korea may have been successful in handling the COVID-19 outbreak, but it nevertheless faces a soaring debt crisis, with the GDP shrinking and th
Bihar Assembly election
Lessons from the Bihar Assembly election
The resonance the Mahagathbandhan’s campaign has generated will have a bigger impact on the national polity than the BJP-led National Democratic Allia
U.S. presidential election
The Biden administration will follow the same beaten track of traditional U.S. foreign policy
Although Joe Biden may shed the harsher aspects of Donald Trump’s approach to the rest of the world, his administration will stick to the basic contou
World Affairs
Imperfect relief
Donald Trump’s defeat comes as a relief to Americans frustrated by his divisive and racist policies and actions and mishandling of the COVID-19 pandem
Tourism over tribal livelihoods
Questions over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's seaplane ride
The recently launched seaplane service at the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat, flouts the Centre’s Environment Impact Assessment notification 2006
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05-04-2024
‘I don’t get rattled easily’: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Is India truly the voice of the Global South at WTO?
Haryana: Scripting a new chapter
Alliance of convenience: AAP, Cong seal deal for Delhi, to go solo in Punjab
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22-03-2024
‘Scent of a Bird’: A Malayalam story in translation
Babycha’s wager
A new biography delves into the turbulent life and subversive legacy of Michael Madhusudan Dutt
WTO is now just a tool to bully weaker nations
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08-03-2024
Mahatma Gandhi, in his own words
Finding home in the act: How Aagaaz theatre trust empowers young lives through art
Beyond borders: Unhoming in Lahore’s magical world
A worthy sequel to Animal Farm?
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23-02-2024
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: A force to reckon with
How would Vivekananda view the Ramjanmabhoomi movement and Ram Mandir?
Modi government’s crackdown on FCRA cripples civil society organisations
Rahul Gandhi, Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, and the power of walking
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