Spotlight Kallakurichi: Death and rioting in a schoolIlangovan RajasekaranWhile the death raises concerns, the systematic rampage seems politically motivated.
India, This Side Pilgrimage to Pandharpur: The pit stop at ChinchaniGanesh DevyA rural art installation emerges as a critique of nationalism with its embracing of pluralism.
The Lede Unemployment crisis in India is an invisible epidemicRitwik MukherjeeInstead of reaping its demographic dividend, India is staring at three categories of joblessness.
Gig Economy Can new age digital companies meet India’s massive workforce needs?Anupama KatakamBusiness models of companies reveal precarious working conditions and exploitation of employees.
Human Rights Tribals at the receiving end in Madhya Pradesh Anando BhaktoPerpetrators roam free; authorities in no hurry to bring them to book.
HEALTH Starved of data: India’s hungry people go missing from FAO reportT.K. RajalakshmiFAO’s latest report found world hunger rising. However, India’s data on food insecurity is missing.
Tamil Nadu Booze bumps: Time to turn around TASMAC from its terrible messIlangovan RajasekaranTamil Nadu should take steps to restore dignity to both workers and customers in its liquor trade.
SRI LANKA Questions persist in Sri Lanka over abolishing executive presidency after electionMuqaddasa WahidRanil Wickremesinghe’s election as President has not gone down well with most Sri Lankans.
United Kingdom The Trumpy Tory: Spirit of Boris Johnson lives on in Brexit-era BritainDaniel York LohThe windy-haired Johnson is gone for now but his spirit of callous incompetence is very much alive.
Asia Will Japan seek its lodestar in the legacy of Shinzo Abe?John CherianThe political establishment will look to militarise Japan and move further to the right.
Counter Culture What explains the asphyxiating glut of biopics in Indian cinema?Prathyush ParasuramanFilm-makers attempt to stun spectators into worship as opposed to crafting a complicated portrait.
Photo Essay Kerala Kalamandalam’s first female Kathakali pupils step into male bastion Thulasi KakkatWith their entry, it’s curtains for a 90-year-old, male-only tradition at the Kalamandalam.
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.
SlideshowColours of desireA mother’s sari collection feels like an act of vengeance against a life that had deprived her of small joys in her youth.
