Urban Indian plays removed from roots'VIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDInterview with Jisha Menon, Assistant Professor in the Department of Drama, Stanford University.
Scenic ruinsVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDTHE ruins of Hampi, spread over a vast area, lie in harmonious conjunction with the rest of the landscape. Large boulders, hillocks, scanty bushes and
Now, heli-tourismVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDTHE Government of Karnataka's new tourism policy aims to tap the State's rich tourism potential. In an interview to Frontline, K. Viswanatha Reddy, Di
Beefing up a lawVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDThe butchers at Bangalores largest beef market, in Shivajinagar, are a worried lot. On March 19, the Karnataka State Assembly passed a Bill that propo
The right to foodVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDJOAN P. MENCHER is a Professor emerita of Anthropology from the City University of New Yorks Graduate Centre and Lehman College of the City University
After the delugeVIKHAR AHMED SAYEED & RAVI SHARMAFOR 55-year-old Shankaramma, a marginal farmer of Pattadakal village in Karnatakas Bagalkot district, the south-west monsoon this year was a big disap
Focus on youthVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDSHOBHA KARANDLAJE, the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and president of the Mysore Dasara 2009 Executive Committee, in an interview
Aura of excellenceVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDBangalore has the distinction of playing host to a number of premier research institutions in the country. Several factors have helped the capital cit
Shah Rukh Khan: The new action hero on the block With Pathaan and Jawan, will he use his stardom to rewrite the genre or will the genre rewrite him?
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.