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COVER STORY
03-12-2021
On the back foot (December 3, 2021)
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Briefing
LIVELIHOOD ISSUES
Karnataka cattle slaughter ban: An Act of bias
Other
Nine months after Karnataka passed an Act completely banning cattle slaughter and empowering cow vigilantes, a report looks into how the law has impac
Cover Story: Maharashtra
Searching for scams: BJP strikes MVA government in Maharashtra using Central agencies
Lead Story
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and others have been targeted by the BJP using Central agencies as part of its persistent attack on the M
SOCIAL ISSUES
Same-sex marriage: social attitudes rooted in conservatism
Other
Notwithstanding the decriminalising of homosexuality, the government continues to maintain that same-sex marriages are incompatible with traditional m
Photo Essay
Through a chronicler's lens: Interview with wildlife photographer Percy Fernandez
Percy Fernandez
Wildlife
Interview with Percy Fernandez, wildlife photographer who is Professor and Chairperson for the School of Media and Communication, Manipal Academy of H
EVENTS
Retracing India’s legacy of resistance, from 1857 onwards
Arts & Culture
“India is not Lost”, an art exhibition organised by the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust to commemorate the country’s 75th year of independence, serves as
TRIBUTE
Mahendar Misir: The man whom history forgot
India
It is time to retrieve from the oblivion of history the colourful character of Mahendar Misir (1886-1946), musician, poet, athlete, revolutionary and
Ethiopia
Ethiopia on the brink of a civil war
World Affairs
Ethiopia is on the brink of a full-blown civil war, with the rebels’ recapture of Tigray province and a new U.S.-backed alliance of nine ethnic partie
Tribute
Subrata Mukherjee (1946-2021): Political all-rounder
Obituary
For five decades, Subrata Mukherjee (1946-2021) was one of the most influential political leaders in West Bengal even though he spent most of his care
Sri Lanka's 'one country, one law' plan
Sri Lanka: One law, many problems
World Affairs
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa sets up a task force to look into eliminating personal laws, inviting widespread condemnation, but the move is a ploy to
TRIBUTE
Janos Kornai (1928-2021): An economist as an iconoclast
Obituary
Janos Kornai (1928-2021), the Hungarian economist, provided the first systematic and structural understanding of the flaws in the centralised command
Interview: Dr Vinay Lal
‘Savarkar did very little for India’s independence’
India
Interview with the historian Dr Vinay Lal.
Communalism
Churches under attack: Uttar Pradesh reports most cases of anti-Christian violence across India
Communalism
More than 300 cases of anti-Christian violence have been reported in India this year, with Uttar Pradesh faring the worst.
Cover Story: Maharashtra
Anil Deshmukh case: Thickening plot in Maharashtra
Lead Story
Unable to accept the MVA government in Maharashtra and desperate to reclaim lost ground in the State, the BJP stoops to new lows by hatching plots and
COMMUNALISM
Targeting namaz: Hindu right wing outfits obstruct Muslim worshippers in Gurugram
Communalism
Muslim worshippers in Gurugram, Haryana, struggle to offer Friday prayers at the site allocated for the purpose as Hindu right-wing volunteers disrupt
Congress' internal troubles
Congress in disorder, hit by dissension and leadership issues
Lead Story
With internal dissension and a floundering leadership, the Congress is in a state of disarray, unable to mount an effective counter-attack to the BJP’
Nutritional Issues
Against the grain: Concerns over the Narendra Modi government's plan to distribute fortified rice
India
The Narendra Modi government’s grandiose plan to distribute rice fortified with iron through the public distribution system is all set to take off des
COVER STORY: Kashmir
The BJP game plan to consolidate its position in Jammu and Kashmir before it calls elections
Lead Story
No matter the differences between them, the Gupkar leaders need to evolve a calibrated, nuanced and unified strategy if they have to take on the BJP,
Interview: Pawan Khera
'Why is the government running away from inquiry?': Pawan Khera on the recent Rafale deal disclosures
Lead Story
Interview with Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera.
Cover story: Rafale deal
The ghost of Rafale: Controversy surrounding the jets deal refuses to go away
Lead Story
The spectre of the Rafale fighter jets deal refuses to dissipate for the Narendra Modi government. Damning new revelations belie its claims that the d
Movements
One year on, the farmers’ protest holds its ground
Agriculture
The agitation demanding the repeal of three contentious farm laws, which began at Delhi’s borders on November 26, 2020, is not only the longest peasan
BOOK REVIEW
Book Review: Anvita Abbi's 'Voices from the Lost Horizon' chronicles the literary heritage of the Great Andamanese
Books
The ‘first ever’ transcription and translation of folk tales and folk songs of the Great Andamanese captures some of the intangible heritage of the pe
Politics
BJP under pressure with Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on the horizon
Lead Story
Challenges posed by the farmers’ year-long agitation against the controversial farm laws, the impact of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, the judiciary’s
Book Review
Book Review: 'The Multivalence of an Epic' retells the many Ramayanas of South India and Southeast Asia
Books
The book perceptively brings out the plurality and inclusiveness that mark the diverse Ramayana traditions traversing over two millennia and across wi
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Feb 10, 2023
Hills of Hassan district plagued by perennial human-animal conflict
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
Editor’s Note
Shah Rukh Khan: The new action hero on the block
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Jan 13, 2023
Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus seek India’s support as Sinhala government targets temples
Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense
Sex, lies, and chicken curry
A chat over tikki
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Jan 27, 2023
The Great Land Grab in Jammu and Kashmir
Great Nicobar development projects disregard risk in earthquake-prone area
How the Serendipity Arts Festival celebrated the spirit of community
Pele (1940-2022): At his feet, football transformed into poetry
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