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Is it a quantum leap in artificial intelligence or only a big daddy among fun toys?
In this issue
24-03-2023
40 STORIES
Society
‘Digital inequalities will power digital colonialism’: Arvind Narayanan
Interview with the AI expert and author.
Jinoy Jose P.
Society
Escape from ChatGPT: A cautionary tale
This first person account is the chilling story of the triumph of technology over fragile humanity.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Society
Editor’s Note: What should really worry us about AI
Many questions are going to haunt us as technology gets increasingly better at replacing our brain.
Vaishna Roy
Society
Privacy a casualty in race to develop generative AIs
After the flutter created by ChatGPT, many organisations are looking to collect data to train AIs.
Srinivas Kodali
Society
ChatGPT for dummies: An explainer on what it is all about (and not)
This addresses all the doubts and apprehensions about the newest AI kid on the block.
Jinoy Jose P.
Society
ChatGPT: Disruption or fantasy?
If the objective is to establish an economy that works for everyone, AI seems to be a very unlikely tool of choice.
Eshwar Sundaresan
Politics
Congress plenary calls for a unified opposition to take on BJP-led NDA in 2024
But the party’s diminishing influence in many States raises questions about its ability.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Politics
Uddhav Thackeray: Down but not out
Questions have arisen after the Shiv Sena party name and symbol went to the Eknath Shinde faction.
KUMAR KETKAR
Environment
Climate change makes life a struggle in Bangladesh
Cyclones have irrevocably impacted lives on the country’s south-west coast.
Rafiqul Islam Montu
Travel
Bhutan: Land of the flaming phallus
In Bhutan, all things are considered sentient beings.
Chaitali Patel
Agriculture
Rythu Bandhu: A lifeline scheme for farmers in Telangana
Scheme has provided relief but more needs to be done for tenant farmers and labourers.
Ayesha Minhaz
Books
Stony grounds
The novel takes an unflinching look at life with all its deceptions. Therein lies its strength.
Ranjana Sengupta
Literature
The Child that Cries: A Tamil story in translation
Translated by Ahana Lakshmi.
P. Sivakami
Heritage
Can the 150-year-old Kolkata tramway keep up with the city’s frantic pace?
Kolkata’s oldest and greenest mode of mass transit might just ramble into the sunset.
SANDIP ROY
Books
New books on the shelves
Short fiction in translation, poetry from the north-eastern region, memory politics, and much more.
Books
Non-stop action
A raucous and turbulent crime thriller that dissects the moral decay of the ultra-elite of India of the 2000s.
Akhil Sood
Columns
Why Indian democracy needs more ‘unlettered’ literary figures
Those courageous voices would bring the republic back to the norms envisioned in the Constitution.
Ganesh Devy
Letters
Letters
Readers write in.
Other
FLQ: The Frontline Quiz
Time to put your thinking cap on.
Sumant Srivathsan
Columns
Kochi-Muziris Biennale: A throbbing rigidity
Does India’s first and only arts biennale take itself a little too seriously?
Prathyush Parasuraman
Books
Classics reclassified
His quirky renditions challenge the conventions of both graphic novels and literary adaptations.
Ashish Mehta
Columns
Adani-Hindenburg saga raises concerns over exposure of LIC, public sector banks
There are dangers in public institutions blindly supporting the rapid growth of corporate groups.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Agriculture
Tenant farmers of Telangana still excluded from state-funded schemes
Landless tenants are one of the most vulnerable farmer groups in the State.
Ayesha Minhaz
Human rights
Anbu Jothi Ashram case: Villupuram’s chamber of horror
The incident also highlights the apathy of both Central and State government departments concerned.
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
Art
Progressive Artists’ Group @75: Rebels with a cause
While this set of stormtroopers ushered in modernism, did they leave a lasting impact?
R. Siva Kumar
Books
Pico Iyer: ‘Memory is itself a great fiction’
Interview with the noted British-born writer and essayist of Indian descent.
Anil Menon
Science & Technology
Snakes can hear better than we thought
Researchers find that snakes respond to airborne sound and that the reactions depend on the genus.
R. Ramachandran
Science & Technology
Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February
This minimum is the lowest in the 45-year satellite record and has beaten the previous record low.
R. Ramachandran
Science & Technology
A 650-km thick solid metallic ball forms the earth’s innermost inner core
Until recently, it was thought that there were four layers: crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.
R. Ramachandran
Heritage
ASI Mysuru works on preserving history from inscriptions in estampages
The agency intends to soon establish a National Museum of Epigraphy in south India.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
India
Retired jawans continue fight for a fair deal despite OROP implementation
The present agitation is by jawans who find the One Rank One Pension scheme discriminatory.
Ashutosh Sharma
World Affairs
Erdogan jittery after Türkiye earthquake, desperate to salvage political fortunes
Even before the quake, the outcome of elections scheduled for May had been eagerly awaited.
Iftikhar Gilani
World Affairs
Russia-Ukraine war continues without an end with no signs of de-escalation
The West, led by the US, continues to support Ukraine’s belligerent posturing.
John Cherian
Politics
Is there more to BJP-AAP animosity in Delhi than meets the eye?
Pundits speculate that the entire exercise is meant to divert attention away from the Congress.
Ashutosh Sharma
Politics
Neiphiu Rio back in Nagaland as NDPP-BJP alliance emerges stronger
High on Rio’s agenda will be the statehood demand in Eastern Nagaland and the stalled peace talks.
Sushanta Talukdar
Politics
Drubbing in Erode East for AIADMK puts EPS and BJP in a spot of bother
The massive defeat in the byelection has thrown a spanner in the BJP’s 2024 Tamil Nadu strategy.
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Politics
Hung Assembly in Meghalaya leaves Conrad Sangma in pole position to form government
The NPP is ideally placed to return for another term, even as former ally UDP wins 11 seats.
Sushanta Talukdar
Politics
BJP returns in Tripura as TIPRA Motha plays spoilsport for Left-Congress combine
The saffron party managed to overcome a strong anti-incumbency sentiment and a new political force.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Books
The dark side of cricket
The book gives a multilayered, previously undocumented account of what corruption looks like in India’s favourite sport.
Sharda Ugra
India
Victoria Gowri appointment as judge a lost opportunity for judicial reforms
Her case exposes the fragility of the Collegium system in general and the so-called consultation process in particular.
Kaleeswaram Raj
Archive
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India’s lawless financial capitalism fosters a culture of scams
Indian economy’s ‘K-shaped’ recovery shows the rich are thriving, while the poor struggle
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01-12-2023
Anti-Semitism: How it should and should not be defined
Intolerance and outrage leave Indian stand-up comics with less to laugh about
Maratha quota agitation: A cat among the pigeons
How small-town comedians are taking the internet by storm
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17-11-2023
Despite India’s low ranking in the Global Hunger Index, Modi government is hesitant to address the issue
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
I click, therefore I breathe: The journey of a former selfie-sceptic
A history of modern India: Review of ‘The Queen of All Nations’ by Abhijit Sengupta
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03-11-2023
Assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency
Conflating Hinduism with Vedic religion is a dangerous distortion
Is this Mandal 2.0?
The Gaza crisis was a ticking time bomb
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