Why violence maintains its currency as a political tool in West Bengal

No cricketer among them yet, but Manipuris are doing Indian sport proud. And it’s not just that winning medals is their ticket to secure jobs

Now that Trinamool has trounced the CPM at municipal polls, Mamata Banerjee senses power within her reach in West Bengal. Here’s what this might mean

Jaswant Singh is seeking votes in Darjeeling on the promise of his support for the Gorkhaland cause

As the Maoists assert control in this adivasi region, the West Bengal government faces a dilemma: to storm Lalgarh or not

Politicians and political parties in Orissa’s capital are in a bind: there are no walls for graffiti. Most walls in this city sport traditional paintings

From playing out Shakespeare’s classics in remote areas to generating funds for charity, the Bhaymmaman theatre of Assam is a unique phenomenon

A Maoist takeover of Nepal could be a much bigger threat to India than a Talibanised Pakistan

Anyone who wants man to be master of his destiny should visit this archipelago

The horrors that this little settlement in West Bengal have lived through are explanation enough for the CPM’s rout

CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…