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As Governors become increasingly shrill in opposition-ruled States, the Constitution is being flouted in the service of the Modi-led Central government.
In this issue
16-12-2022
38 STORIES
Politics
Editor’s Note
Examining Governor-Chief Minister tussles across various opposition-ruled States.
Vaishna Roy
Politics
Governors today not the wise men that Constituent Assembly had envisaged
Many of them have disgraced their high office by flagrantly violating its principles.
Rajeev Dhavan
Politics
Governors in India: The power and the privilege
Right from the start, the governor’s presence has been a thorn in Centre-State relations.
Ramesh Chakrapani
Politics
Weaponising the Governor against opposition-ruled States
Never has the role of the Governor been used to destabilise administrations like today.
T.M. Thomas Isaac
Politics
How conflicts between Governors and State governments are playing out
Analysing some non-BJP-ruled States where Governors have been in the news for the wrong reasons.
TEAM FRONTLINE
Politics
No, Nehru did not mishandle Kashmir
Contrary to Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s claims, history attests to Nehru’s clear political vision.
Anando Bhakto
Politics
MCD elections in Delhi brings garbage and a polluted Yamuna into focus
Air pollution and civic amenities are other major issues in the elections slated for December 4.
Ashutosh Sharma
Politics
Victoria Schofield: ‘Criticising in hindsight distorts the truth’
In conversation with the British historian and author of Kashmir in Conflict.
Anando Bhakto
Politics
Uttar Pradesh byelections a litmus test for opposition parties
The December 5 byelections are significant because of what the results portend for the opposition.
Ismat Ara
Society
Salaam olden days: Walking down food memory lane
Food memories are flavoured nostalgia for some while plain dal-roti fare for others.
Rahul Verma
World Affairs
R. Sampanthan: ‘We cannot go on like this’
Interview with the Sri Lankan MP of the Tamil National Alliance.
R.K. Radhakrishnan
World Affairs
Sri Lanka is far from an economic recovery
Even as numbers of the poor rise, politicians continue to pin their hope on the IMF for a revival.
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Social Justice
Remembering to forget
The grand narrative of Partition has left out many social classes, such as the untouchable groups.
Srajit M. Kumar
India
Trouble in the brew? Darjeeling tea faces existential threats
Falling yields, high costs of production, labour issues have left tea gardens gasping for survival.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Social Justice
‘Ambedkar’s views on gender ignored’: Ashwini K.P.
In conversation with the first Asian UNHRC Special Rapporteur on racism.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Education
Plans to overhaul higher education afoot despite Bill awaiting Parliament go-ahead
The Higher Education Commission of India Bill is to replace the UGC Act.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
World Affairs
Peace deal between government of Ethiopia and TPLF a welcome first step
This is a move towards ending one of the most brutal conflicts the region has witnessed of late.
John Cherian
Obituary
Zubair Ahmed: A guiding light for the Andaman Islands and its people
Zubair worked with his mentor Govind Raju and published the news magazine “The Light of Andamans”.
Pankaj Sekhsaria
Environment
Artisanal fishers reduced to working as labourers on trawlers in faraway places
Dwindling catch, rampant erosion, and an indifferent administration have rendered them invisible.
Satya Sainath,
Pradeep Elangovan
Society
Colours of desire
A mother’s sari collection feels like an act of vengeance against a life deprived of small joys.
Cop Shiva
Art
Nasreen Mohamedi and her remarkable abstractionist art
Mohamedi is regarded as one of the important modern women artists of the subcontinent.
Janhavi Acharekar
Art
‘The sea was Nasreen Mohamedi’s enduring source of inspiration’: Masanori Fukuoka
Interview with the art collector and founder of Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan.
Janhavi Acharekar
Books
To Sri Lanka, with love
Shehan Karunatilaka’s complex relationship with home infuses the stories in this book with heart.
Akhil Sood
Books
The advocate vanishes
This unputdownable true crime story reconstructs a 1980s’ political murder in Karnataka.
Aditya Sinha
Books
Saving Angelo da Fonseca
It validates his attempts to forge a hybrid art that was neither completely Western nor Indian.
Geeta Doctor
Books
Manil Suri: ‘Mathematics can trigger an emotional response’
In conversation with the mathematician and author of ‘The Big Bang of Numbers’.
Jinoy Jose P.
Columns
Why I have great expectations from the Bharat Jodo Yatra
It could help one understand the rise of authoritarian forces and the need to connect with people.
Rama Kant Agnihotri
Columns
Real COP27 failure is absence of commitments on long-term climate finance
The decision to set up a loss and damage fund to help developing countries is its only achievement.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Books
Tree story
This expansive novel’s gifts are not easy to explain but will stay with you for a long time.
Neha Sinha
Books
New books on the shelves
A range of refreshing reads, from South Africa’s slave ship history to Ambedkar up close and personal.
Columns
The Art vs Artist conundrum and the audience that is between them
An effective way of taking revenge against artists is to consign them to oblivion.
Prathyush Parasuraman
Travel
Amidst the magic mountains of Sikkim
Seeing Mt Kanchenjunga and river Teesta, after 12 long years, on a trip to north Sikkim.
Anusua Mukherjee
Other
FLQ - The Frontline Quiz
Time to put on your thinking caps.
Sumant Srivathsan
Letters
Readers write
Letters to the Editor.
Environment
COP27 fails to improve on COP26 but loss and damage fund the saving grace
The quantum of contributions, assessment of economic losses, and disbursement are still unclear.
R. Ramachandran
Environment
Vizhinjam port in deep water as protests against Adani project intensify
Amid protests against the Rs.7,525 crore port, opposing political forces come together in Kerala.
Anna Mathews
Politics
All eyes on AAP in many-pronged Gujarat Assembly election battle
Although a rattled BJP is likely to win another term, the AAP’s challenge is the talk of the town.
Anupama Katakam
Obituary
T.P. Rajeevan (1959-2022): Bilingual soul
He was one of the key figures in the transition of Malayalam poetry to post-modern sensibilities.
Chandramohan S.
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