In this issue

03-12-202127 STORIES

Searching for scams: BJP strikes MVA government in Maharashtra using Central agencies

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

TMC, AAP plans for Goa

Goa expedition: TMC, AAP eyeing a foothold at the expense of BJP and Congress

The Trinamool Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party are both aiming to gain a foothold in Goa, but they may not find it easy to convince the Goan voter eve

Maharashtra

MSEDCL proposal to recover unpaid power bills comes as shock to farmers

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s unconventional proposal to get sugar mills to recover around Rs.41,000 crore in unpaid power

COVER STORY

‘Mamata is an asset to the opposition’: Trinamool Congress leader Om Prakash Mishra

Interview with Om Prakash Mishra, who left the Congress for the Trinamool in 2019.

COVER STORY

Through a chronicler's lens: Interview with wildlife photographer Percy Fernandez

Interview with Percy Fernandez, wildlife photographer who is Professor and Chairperson for the School of Media and Communication, Manipal Academy of H

Percy Fernandez

EVENTS

Retracing India’s legacy of resistance, from 1857 onwards

“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

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

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

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

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

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’

Interview with the historian Dr Vinay Lal.

Communalism

Churches under attack: Uttar Pradesh reports most cases of anti-Christian violence across India

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

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

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

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

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

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,

Movements

One year on, the farmers’ protest holds its ground

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

Interview: Pawan Khera

'Why is the government running away from inquiry?': Pawan Khera on the recent Rafale deal disclosures

Interview with Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera.

Cover story: Rafale deal

The ghost of Rafale: Controversy surrounding the jets deal refuses to go away

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

BOOK REVIEW

Book Review: Anvita Abbi's 'Voices from the Lost Horizon' chronicles the literary heritage of the Great Andamanese

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

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Book Review

Book Review: 'The Multivalence of an Epic' retells the many Ramayanas of South India and Southeast Asia

The book perceptively brings out the plurality and inclusiveness that mark the diverse Ramayana traditions traversing over two millennia and across wi

Politics

BJP under pressure with Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on the horizon

Challenges posed by the farmers’ year-long agitation against the controversial farm laws, the impact of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, the judiciary’s

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In this issue

Searching for scams: BJP strikes MVA government in Maharashtra using Central agencies

Goa expedition: TMC, AAP eyeing a foothold at the expense of BJP and Congress

MSEDCL proposal to recover unpaid power bills comes as shock to farmers

‘Mamata is an asset to the opposition’: Trinamool Congress leader Om Prakash Mishra

Trinamool Congress’ expansion drive at national level

Karnataka cattle slaughter ban: An Act of bias

Same-sex marriage: social attitudes rooted in conservatism

Through a chronicler's lens: Interview with wildlife photographer Percy Fernandez

Retracing India’s legacy of resistance, from 1857 onwards

Mahendar Misir: The man whom history forgot

Ethiopia on the brink of a civil war

Subrata Mukherjee (1946-2021): Political all-rounder

Sri Lanka: One law, many problems

Janos Kornai (1928-2021): An economist as an iconoclast

‘Savarkar did very little for India’s independence’

Churches under attack: Uttar Pradesh reports most cases of anti-Christian violence across India

Anil Deshmukh case: Thickening plot in Maharashtra

Targeting namaz: Hindu right wing outfits obstruct Muslim worshippers in Gurugram

Congress in disorder, hit by dissension and leadership issues

Against the grain: Concerns over the Narendra Modi government's plan to distribute fortified rice

The BJP game plan to consolidate its position in Jammu and Kashmir before it calls elections

One year on, the farmers’ protest holds its ground

'Why is the government running away from inquiry?': Pawan Khera on the recent Rafale deal disclosures

The ghost of Rafale: Controversy surrounding the jets deal refuses to go away

Book Review: Anvita Abbi's 'Voices from the Lost Horizon' chronicles the literary heritage of the Great Andamanese

Book Review: 'The Multivalence of an Epic' retells the many Ramayanas of South India and Southeast Asia

BJP under pressure with Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on the horizon

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