Cover Story: Pasha Bhai Dakhni Urdu rapper Pasha Bhai's quest for selfhood in BengaluruPasha Bhai’s journey from the Muslim ghetto of Neelasandra to the posh clubs of Bengaluru is as much a story about his art as about Dakhni Urdu, the
Cover Story: Bulldozing the idea of India Demolition squad: Hindutva mobs go on a rampageWith Assembly elections in three States not far away, the Hindutva machine goes into overdrive, stoking communal tension in several States by targetin
Syncretic harmony in BidarA walk through a festival in Bidar commemorating a Bahmani Sultan venerated equally by Hindus and Muslims.
HISTORY Syncretic harmony: Walking through Ashtoor jatre in BidarA walk through a festival in Bidar commemorating a Bahmani Sultan venerated equally by Hindus and Muslims.
Scandals Karnataka: Stench of corruption in contractor's suicideA civil works contractor’s suicide after accusing a Minister of demanding commissions has lifted the lid on the serious charges of corruption agains
Karnataka Contractor who accused Karnataka Minister of Rural Development K.S. Eshwarappa of demanding 40 per cent commission found deadSantosh K. Patil, a contractor and member of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, allegedly committed suicide today at a hotel in Udupi.
Labour issues ITIL contract workers’ fight for survivalVikhar Ahmed SayeedA protest for more than 100 days by a group of contract workers who were fired by ITI Limited because they formed a union ultimately forces the manage
THE HIJAB CASE Judicial letdown: Karnataka High Court upholds ban on hijab in classroomsVikhar Ahmed SayeedThe Karnataka High Court verdict upholding the ban on the hijab in the classroom on the grounds that it “does not form a part of essential religious
Interview: Arvind Narrain Arvind Narrain: Countering the totalitarian stateVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDInterview with Arvind Narrain, writer and lawyer.
SPOTLIGHT Rerecording history: Bengaluru's Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project helps preserve millenia-old stone inscriptionsVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDA local history buff in Bengaluru finds technological solutions to preserve 1,000-year-old stone inscriptions for posterity.
BBMP should be renamed as “BJP office”, says KPCC president D.K. ShivakumarVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDShivakumar told mediapersons: “Policemen and BBMP officials are removing banners and flex hoardings put up by the Congress party. If this continues,
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
