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That is what Rahul Gandhi says his Bharat Jodo Yatra is all about. It has so far seen extraordinary responses. Can the yatra and the new party president together renew the Congress?

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18-11-202239 STORIES

Editor’s Note

Can Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra help heal the country and revive his party?

Congress attempts reinvention with Bharat Jodo Yatra and a new president

The crisis in the Indian National Congress is not one of organisation or leadership alone.

Shashi Tharoor: ‘Revival of the Congress has begun’

The MP talks about what he thinks are the important issues in the party and the way forward.

R.K. Radhakrishnan

Will new Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge be an agent of change?

The Congress needs to reclaim its political relevance and mount a credible challenge to the BJP.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

One step at a time: Bharat Jodo Yatra completes over 50 days on the road

The Congress-led yatra has yielded images of a sea of humanity marching with Rahul Gandhi.

Indian National Conundrum: Understanding the Congress party trajectory

India’s oldest party, which led the mass movement for Independence, is in a shambles.

Ramesh Chakrapani

Bharat Jodo Yatra: On the walk

A first-person account of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

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Rise and fall of the Congress

The last decade has seen the party passively cede State after State where it once reigned supreme.

BJP faces anti-incumbency in Himachal Pradesh, Congress battles enemies within

The hill State is set for a tight contest even as the AAP threatens to cut into the votes of both.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

AAP doublespeak belies claim to legacy of Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh

It does not seem to be producing the desired optics for the party’s political communication.

Ashutosh Sharma

Civilian killings in Kashmir contradict narrative of normalcy

Residents blame it on the BJP’s “militaristic policy” and perception of a demographic realignment.

Stray dog menace in Kerala comes to centre stage after rise in attacks

The death of a 12-year-old girl brought the issue of dealing humanely with strays to the fore.

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SSC recruitment scam in West Bengal strikes at the core of Bengali society

Public outrage is growing in the State as more details of corruption come to light.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Pakistan on the boil as former PM Imran Khan takes on the ‘deep state’

Pakistan, reeling from unprecedented floods, is now beset with another serious political crisis.

Israeli killing spree in Palestine evokes zero response from the West

In 2022 alone, more than 180 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military forces.

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In Erewhon’s court: The case of the hijab

A fictional court delivers a fictional judgment on an issue that is all too real.

New Telecom Bill fails to address internet shutdown, surveillance issues

The Bill also tilts heavily towards telecom providers, leaving behind Internet service providers.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

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Justice proves elusive for those living on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

Surviving victims of Army excesses in villages on the Line of Control struggle with their lives.

Ashutosh Sharma

Karnataka mine workers demand compensation, jobs in reopened iron ore mines

The Supreme Court ordered the closure of iron ore mines in 2011.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

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‘Same four indicators for all countries’: Laura Reiner

Interview with the Project Head, Global Hunger Index.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

India slips in Global Hunger Index ranking, Modi government cries foul

This year’s report shows India falling from last year’s ranking of 101 to 107 among 121 countries.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

Changes in conservation rules ease development projects on forest land

By tweaking Forest (Conservation) Rules, the Centre has compromised on compensatory afforestation.

Prudhviraj Rupavath

Living the Gond life

The experience of staying amid the tribals in a remote village near the Satpuras in central India.

IMF endorses increase in US interest rates even as global crisis unfolds

Doing so can precipitate a recession that would be far more damaging in the South than in the North.

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Reading Annie Ernaux theorises the personal essay while indulging in it

The Nobel Prize-winning French writer makes literary chic out of a worn-out and overused genre.

Prathyush Parasuraman

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Birth of a movement: When Dakshinayana began from Dandi

It makes sense of the unease among writers when eliminating “thought adversaries” is on the rise.

Tracing the history of Tiger Balm, India’s favourite painkiller

The Haw Par Villa in Singapore offers insights about traditional Chinese values.

P. Krishna Gopinath

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Letters

Letters to the Editor.

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They all fall down

Set in the future, this defies genres to ask chilling questions about the meaning of humanity.

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Abbas unplugged

A book that believes in the value of cinema as an art form and a medium of social criticism.

Padma V. Mckertich

The elsewhere people

The stories of eight Indian migrant workers employed in the Persian Gulf region.

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New books on the shelves

Portrait of a marriage, spies, South Asian art, moving images, and more.

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Forging freedom

In this experimental novel, women fight their way out of silence and get their voices heard.

FLQ - The Frontline Quiz!

Inspired by objects that appear in the Harry Potter franchise.

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Mushaira in Mumbai showcases songs of a composite culture

It attempted to counter religious hatred epitomised by the Nupur Sharma incident and its fallout.

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Subversive print cultures of post-Independence India on display in London

It also presented the rapid advances in reproduction that enabled their wide dissemination.

Dog day afternoons in Irani cafes of Mumbai

These cafés are a dying breed, clinging fiercely to a fading past.

Knowledge-keeper of Nagaland

Remembering the poet, fiction-writer, and ethnographer Temsula Ao (1945-2022).

Communist Party congress in China leaves Xi Jinping in complete command

There is only one faction in the party now. And that is Xi’s.

Ananth Krishnan

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