Khap Panchayats in Haryana Khap terrorT.K. RAJALAKSHMIin RohtakHaryana's caste panchayats continue to punish couples, practically unchecked, for breaking "brotherhood norms". (Published in the issue dated March 26
COVID-19 Misplaced optimism as COVID numbers go down T.K. RajalakshmiThe government seems to be showing some optimism that the second wave is waning, but the continuing upward graph of the death toll points to a differe
Interview: Dr Mathew Varghese Dr Mathew Varghese: ‘Why didn’t China fail?’T.K. RajalakshmiInterview with Dr Mathew Varghese, public health expert and former director, St. Stephen’s Hospital, New Delhi.
Interview: Satyajit Rath ‘Variant tracking an essential part of long-term strategy’: Satyajit RathT.K. RajalakshmiInterview with Satyajit Rath, immunologist and visiting faculty, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.
Cover Story Government's all round failure to manage pandemic exposedT.K. Rajalakshmi Latest COVID-19 infection numbers indicate that the second wave may have hit a plateau, but despite the crisis being nowhere near the end, the Modi re
Cover Story: COVID-19 Second Wave Dr Anurag Agrawal: ‘Global surveillance is important’T.K. Rajalakshmi Interview with Dr Anurag Agrawal, Director, Institute of Genomic and Integrative Biology.
Interview: Ramanan Laxminarayan, economist and epidemiologist Ramanan Laxminarayan: ‘Vaccination the only way out of the pandemic’ T.K. RajalakshmiInterview with Ramanan Laxminarayan, economist and epidemiologist.
COVID-19 Second Wave Pandemic second wave deepens into unprecedented crisisT.K. RajalakshmiThe government has few constructive leads to offer as the second wave of the pandemic develops into a crisis of an unprecedented scale.
Assembly Election The elections in West Bengal and Assam have been marked by violations of the Model Code of ConductT.K. RajalakshmiThe elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam, have been marked by vituperative campaigns and communally polarising statements in violation of th
Cover story COVID second wave: Clueless Centre cannot holdT.K. RajalakshmiAs the second wave of COVID-19 rages across the nation overwhelming the public health system, the Central government remains clueless and ill-prepared
Reports PEW report points to how the pandemic has led to a shrinking of the middle class in South AsiaT.K. RajalakshmiA PEW study points out how the COVID-19 pandemic led to the middle classes shrinking in number even as it pushed more people into poverty in South Asi
Movements Four months on, the farmers’ protest continues unabated T.K. Rajalakshmi In GhazipurDespite the steadfast indifference of the Narendra Modi government and its refusal to hold talks, the farmers’ protest has not seen any abatement. The
From the heart, from Pakistan Rakhshanda Jalil’s series introduces Pakistani women poets to Hindi readers.
SlideshowSea changeIndia could learn a few lessons from small island nations like Maldives on mitigating climate change.