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Shahina KK

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India
My Son, Not the Terrorist

An ageing rubber farmer, Gopinath Pillai, remembers the life of his son Javed Shaikh, who was killed in a ‘fake encounter’ and was known as Pranesh Kumar before he fell in love with a Muslim and converted to Islam

18 January 2012
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India
The King Who Was Not

The tragic life and death of a tribal monarch in Kerala

13 January 2012
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Real India
Soap Opera

Researchers distribute soap with hidden e-chips to residents of a town in Kerala

08 January 2012
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India
In Terror of a Dam

The fear of Mullaperiyar bursting open and the hysteria it has generated

07 January 2012
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Real India
150 accused of raping a minor

A shocking rape case goes to trial next week in Kerala

19 December 2011
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India
The Case of the One-Armed Murderer

A death sentence awarded to the rapist and murderer of a 23-year-old girl has evoked wild celebration in Kerala, a state known for its liberal leanings. What explains this bloodlust?

17 December 2011
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Real India
An Unexpected LPG Connection

A family in Kerala digging a borewell for water finds cooking gas

08 December 2011
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India
The Underfed and the Unscrupulous

Raichur district of Karnataka has some of India’s worst statistics on malnourished children. It is hard to tell which is the worse scandal: the lack of nutrition here or the money being made off it

08 December 2011
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India
The Two-in-One League

The Indian Union Muslim League has partly been operating under another party’s name

25 November 2011
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India
Caste in Prison Stone

In Tamil Nadu’s southern districts, prisoners are segregated by caste in jails

11 November 2011

Authors

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 president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

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

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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