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01-07-2022
32 STORIES
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FLQ - The Frontline Quiz!
Yooti Bhansali
Heritage
How did the Indian Museum in Kolkata commemorate International Museum Day?
The Indian Museum takes visitors on a journey through history with its rare public exhibition of never-before-displayed artefacts.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Literature
How are you veg?: A Telugu short story in translation
By Joopaka Subhadra. Translated from Telugu by Alladi Uma and M. Sridhar
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Terra Luna crash: When the crypto casino crumbled
The Terra-Luna crash in May made it clear that cryptocurrency is inherently volatile and prone to systemic crises. Yet, as long as there is excess liq
Cinema
‘Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon’ deals in bringing dreams alive
Interview with Anamika Haksar, theatre doyenne and director of Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon.
SNEHA KRISHNAN
Economy
Is India’s ‘economic recovery’ a mere illusion?
The same hubris that characterised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s premature declaration of victory over the pandemic last year is at play now in the d
V. Sridhar
Other
Sandwich on top of a grave
Sidin Vadukut
World Affairs
Will a revived Quad balance the scales of power in the Indo-Pacific?
A resurgent Quad, bolstered by Australian support, targets China at the Tokyo summit and outlines plans to boost maritime surveillance in the Indo-Pac
John Cherian
Literature
Will the International Booker Prize win for ‘Tomb of Sand’ change much for Indian language writers?
The International Booker Prize for Tomb of Sand, Daisy Rockwell’s English translation of Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree’s Ret-Samadhi, is likely to hav
Harish Trivedi
Lead Story
How do we frame the battle for the ‘idea of India’?
The political battle is not so much between secular and communal ideas of India as between a federal and a unitarian idea of India.
Asim Ali
Politics
‘Pakistan is targeting Hindus in Kashmir’
Interview with Nirmal Singh, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Anando Bhakto
Lead Story
K. Chandrashekar Rao: One-man show
As K. Chandrashekar Rao harps on the BJP’s discrimination against Telangana and breaks bread with the opposition, his sights seem set on the prime min
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Cinema
Movie Review: ‘Puzhu’ dissects the insidious worm of caste
Puzhu is the most recent in a series of Malayalam films that have explored and elaborated on the ways in which caste hatred and violence works in Kera
C.S. Venkiteswaran
Lead Story
Uddhav Thackeray: Has the Sainik gained enough acceptance?
Uddhav Thackeray was a reluctant politician who came into his own during the pandemic and taught the BJP a lesson.
Lyla Bavadam
Lead Story
Mamata Banerjee: Can ‘Didi’ aim higher?
Mamata Banerjee sees herself as the natural leader of any coalition that can oppose the BJP in 2024, but alienating the Congress could hurt her effort
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
India
Hooked on tradition: This festival in rural Bengal is both dramatic and bizarre
A festival in rural Bengal, considered essential to usher in a bountiful harvest, is marked by plenty of rituals, some of them dramatic but bizarre.
JOYEETA GHOSH
World Affairs
Where does China stand on the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
Despite China’s ostensibly neutral position on the Ukraine conflict, the slant towards Russia is evident even as it avoids an anti-Ukraine position. M
Anand V.
Lead Story
Will these usual suspects stitch up an opposition alliance come 2024?
A look at the political record of some of the other leaders who believe they can play a significant role in an opposition alliance in 2024.
TEAM FRONTLINE
Politics
Why do militants in J&K only seem to target Pandits and non-locals?
Militants target Pandits and non-locals in a bid to create chaos in Kashmir, and the security administration struggles to deal with the situation amid
Anando Bhakto
Lead Story
M.K. Stalin: Reluctant leader
In the past year, Stalin has deliberately underplayed his role at the national level, while trying to create an ideological base for the larger strugg
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Lead Story
Can the challengers rise to the occasion to halt the BJP juggernaut in 2024?
Several powerful regional leaders have started talking in the same tongue about the Centre’s attacks on federalism and the strident communal agenda. C
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Columns
Art - or dull propaganda?
Art can be respite, it can be raging, it can be reckless. But when it is reduced to elegant pamphleteering with moral certitude, it becomes dull propa
Prathyush Parasuraman
Letters
Letters
Science & Technology
One step closer to room-temperature superconductors?
R. Ramachandran
Health
Is India falling short of its deadline of eradicating malaria by 2030?
A recent paper in The Lancet comprehensively addresses the multiple issues India faces as it works towards meeting the deadline of eradicating malaria
R. Ramachandran
World Affairs
Who is the real cheerleader for the war in Ukraine?
The continued supply of sophisticated weaponry by the US to Ukraine reduces the chances of a quick peace negotiation and threatens to widen the scope
John Cherian
Environment
Are hornbills in danger due to extreme weather conditions?
Researchers monitoring the breeding habits of three hornbill species in the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh for 22 years observed that extrem
Aparajita Datta
Books
Adivasi perspective
For the first time, two Adivasi leaders record the struggles of their community during the anti-Narmada dam protests and the NBA’s role in creating aw
Lyla Bavadam
Books
Oil and Oman’s women
The book, first published in Arabic in 2016, revisits the dramatic changes, particularly in the lives of women, that the discovery of oil precipitated
Radhika Holmstrom
India
Will the Aadhaar fiasco pave the way for a stronger Data Protection Bill?
The UIDAI’s failed advisory on use of photocopies of Aadhaar cards highlights the need for a tough data protection law, which the new Data Protection
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Data Stories
Winning moves: Why are Indians getting so good at chess?
With India’s brightest chess star R. Praggnanandhaa defeating world champion Magnus Carlsen twice within a span of three months this year, the prospec
Ramesh Chakrapani
Archive
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05-04-2024
Farewell Appappan
New books on the shelves
Narratives from the Indo-Muslim world
A date with Apollo
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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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