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Mihir Srivastava

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India
‘Too Terrible a Judgment’

The trial court may have dismissed his plea to make Home Minister P Chidambaram a co-accused with A Raja, but the ever-controversial Subramanian Swamy, the man whose plea led the Supreme Court to cancel 122 2G licences, tells Mihir Srivastava that he is by no means done with the case

12 February 2012
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India
The Man Authorities Came to Frame

The untold story of Anand Jon, a designer of Indian origin who has been sentenced to 59 years of imprisonment in the US on multiple counts of sexual misconduct, including rape. Guilty as charged? Or a victim himself? As he approaches re-trial, a close look at the case

12 February 2012
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India
The College-goer’s Political Mind

A recent survey conducted among students in Delhi reveals that most are moderates

04 February 2012
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India
General Deception

The strange case of a senior Army officer who nearly got away charging the country for his lingerie purchases

27 January 2012
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Art & Culture
Conversations in the Nude

Open’s staff writer Mihir Srivastava likes to sketch nude portraits of regular people—men and women, strangers and friends, thin and fat. Some are disgusted when he asks them if they would pose for him. But, surprisingly, many agree. Why?

12 January 2012
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India
The PM takes the easy way out again

The Central decision on the Army chief’s date-of-birth seems to have his sanction

07 January 2012
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India
The Lokpal and You

A look at how differing proposals to fight corruption will actually work for the harried citizen

15 December 2011
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India
The New Criminal

Regular people with no history of crime are committing the most gruesome murders. What’s going on?

08 December 2011
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Sports
The Gods Must Be Racy

Indian roads are a nightmare, smuggled superbikes a menace. But the Gods (Group of Delhi Superbikers) are ever ready to beguile us for their sport

11 November 2011
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India
Why is nobody talking about Sheila Dikshit?

Two reports, one by a committee set up by the Prime Minister, the other by the CAG, have raised serious concerns about her role. Yet, no one is asking any questions

10 November 2011

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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