'Centre should change its policy'Interview with E. Chandrasekharan Nair, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies.
Hampering empowermentS. VISWANATHANThe ill-treatment of Dalits in Tamil Nadu, especially those occupying reserved elective positions at the village level, continues, with the indifferen
A system in perilKerala's public distribution system, the best in the country, is seriously affected by the shift in Central government policies on the allocation and
A quest and many imponderablesPRAVEEN SWAMI in SrinagarThe process is mired in confusion and hostile pressure at the ground level is unrelenting, yet efforts to restore the dialogue process in Kashmir proc
Karanataka's gestureRAVI SHARMA in BangaloreTHE decks were cleared on August 28 for the release of 51 associates of Veerappan, who were detained in a Mysore jail, with the Principal and Sessions
A leader in his labyrinthPRAVEEN SWAMI in MumbaiAn increasingly hostile political ally and the prospect of tough battles on the legal front have heightened the predicament of Bal Thackeray and his S
Tibet - the Old, the New and the DevelopingA photo feature by N. RAM, who visited the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in July 2000.
A tough bargainT.S. SUBRAMANIAN in ChennaiThe governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka concede even more ground to Veerappan - and continue to wait for Rajkumar.
A conclave of eightSUKUMAR MURALIDHARAN in New DelhiThe financial devolution formula proposed by the Eleventh Finance Commission creates disquiet among some States, leading to strains in the fabric of f
Uttaranchal, with hopes and fearsEven as the people of the hill districts that are to be included in Uttaranchal hail the new State, protest movements build up in two plains districts
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.
