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Christophe Jaffrelot: The centre of gravity of the political discourse in India has shifted to the Right.-V. SREENIVASA MURTHY

Sangh Parivar and new contradictions

Interview with French social scientist Christophe Jaffrelot.

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In graphic detail

Graphic novelists delve into political history for their narratives and their works and attracting new readership.

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Dastangos Mahmood Farooqui (right) and Danish Hussain at a performance in Hyderabad on September 20.-BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Return of dastangoi

A Delhi-based narrator of dastans, Mahmood Farooqui, has breathed life into this extinct art of storytelling in Urdu.

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Anand Patwardhan: Itry to look at every issue afresh.-G. MOORTHY

My films must make a difference'

Interview with Anand Patwardhan, documentary film-maker.

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Santosh Hegde: I will continue the investigation.-V. SREENIVASA MURTHY

I feel let down'

Interview with N. Santosh Hegde, Lokayukta for Karnataka.

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Anand Patwardhan: Itry to look at every issue afresh.-G. MOORTHY

My films must make a difference'

Interview with Anand Patwardhan, documentary film-maker.

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B.S. Yeddyurappa offering sweets to his son and BJP candidate B.Y. Raghavendra after his election from the Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency in 2009. A file photograph.-THE HINDU ARCHIVES

Land troubles

B.S. Yeddyurappa faces allegations of corruption and nepotism over allotment of denotified land acquired by government agencies.

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B.S. YEDDYURAPPA taking the oath of office as the 25th Chief Minister of Karnataka in Bangalore on May 30, 2008.-K. BHAGYA PRAKASH

Slow rise, sudden fall

The first BJP government in South India has proved to be no different from any other, in the past two and a half years.

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CONGRESS SUPPORTERS REACH Bellary on August 9, the 16th day of the Bangalore-to-Bellary padayatra.-K. BHAGYA PRAKASH

Bouncing back

Karnataka: The success of the Bellary chalo' agitation has come as a shot in the arm for the Congress in the State.

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The caste factor

A conference on caste-based enumeration comes up with valid arguments in support of the exercise.

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Jisha Menon: The violence in Gujarat in 2002 also informed my research greatly.-

Urban Indian plays removed from roots'

Interview with Jisha Menon, Assistant Professor in the Department of Drama, Stanford University.

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A VIEW OF the remains of Hampi on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. Hampi will be an important destination in the heritage tourist circuit because of its mesmerising monuments.-

Scenic ruins

THE ruins of Hampi, spread over a vast area, lie in harmonious conjunction with the rest of the landscape. Large boulders, hillocks, scanty bushes and

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