Lhendup G Bhutia
The Bar Dancer Who Became a Writer
Shagufta Rafique became a sex worker at the age of 17, joined bar-dancing some years later, and now finds success as a film scriptwriter
24 July 2013
Being a Bully
How Salman Khan got a blogger to pull down a post he didn’t like
18 July 2013
The Boy Who Doesn’t Talk in Class
Dear Principal: do you have a problem with an autistic child in your school?
17 July 2013
Ten People, Five Kidneys, One Domino Swap
How ten people formed a chain to save five lives
11 July 2013
Things We Do to Lose Weight
GoAir is going to have no more male flight attendants in order to lighten load and reduce fuel burn
04 July 2013
The Frogman of India
A scientist attempts to save amphibians by getting people to join his campaign
03 July 2013
An Atheist in Exile
After he exposed a ‘miracle’ in Mumbai, multiple FIRs were registered against Sanal Edamaruku under a blasphemy law. Expecting arrest, he fled the country and has now lived abroad for a year
26 June 2013
The Last Days of the Telegram
They say even the Great Indian Uprising of 1857 failed because of the telegram. As technology gallops onward, a 150-year-old tradition bites the dust
20 June 2013
Authors
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
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 is a member of Rajya Sabha and the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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