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Haima Deshpande

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India
Long Live Balasaheb

Shiv Sainiks believe that their party’s fortunes will revive soon. Not because of the infusion of fresh blood in the party’s leadership, but because 83-year-old Bal Thackeray’s health seems to be improving.

09 December 2010
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India
The Accidental Landlord

Atram led a modest life of anonymity in faraway Chandrapur, until he found himself listed as the owner of a flat in Mumbai’s Adarsh Housing Society.

02 December 2010
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India
Pawar Games: Strongman Stumped

While Sharad Pawar was enjoying the national limelight, Ajit Pawar stole the NCP away from him.

25 November 2010
sancheti
India
The Not So Secret Life of Ajay Sancheti

He is the BJP’s new Pramod Mahajan. He is also its Ashokrao Chavan, entangled as he is in the Adarsh Housing Society scam

11 November 2010
chavan
India
A Politician’s Guide to Fate-tampering

The Maharashtra Chief Minister recently changed his name from Ashok to Ashokrao to bring himself luck. He’s not the only politician trying to manipulate his destiny using numbers, gemstones and crystal turtles

28 October 2010
Aditya-Thackeray
India
Sena’s Literary Pursuit

Aditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena’s new cub, engineers another shameful act of censorship

14 October 2010
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Living
The Desperation of the Marathi Groom

With women fast becoming an endangered species in rural Maharashtra, it’s hard to find a bride here.

22 September 2010
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Real India
Satara Honeymoon Package

In this Maharashtra district, newly married couples get paid to delay having children.

20 September 2010
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India
You’ll Never Walk Alone

Every year, pilgrims walk extraordinary distances, many of them even walk over 500 km, to reach Pandharpur.

03 September 2010
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India
Kalmadi Countdown

With the Commonwealth Games debacle near complete, the knives are out for Kalmadi in his home base.

03 September 2010

Authors

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

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