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Kamal Haasan
Cover Stories
Kamal Haasan: A Star in Search of a Bigger Sky

A mega movie. A political battle. And still not playing to gods. It's the role of a lifetime for Kamal Haasan

02 August 2018
(L-R) Siddaramaiah, G Parameshwara and HD Kumaraswamy at an Assembly session in Bengaluru
Politics
Karnataka: The Coaltion of Utmost Unhappiness

The two-month old cohabitation experiment in Karnataka is on the verge of disaster

19 July 2018
Majju Singh, a victim of lynching at Toopranpet, at Amma Nanna ashram, a shelter for the homeless in Choutuppal. The ashram houses 430 inmates, 30 of them victims of mob attacks over the past few months and 80 from Vijayawada who were deemed at risk and admitted here by police (Photos: Harsha Vadlamani)
Dispatch
The Age of Suspicion

In the aftermath of WhatsApp rumours of child kidnappers on the prowl, Hyderabad turns a hostile gaze on outsiders and vagabonds

12 July 2018
The Komaram Bheem museum at Jodeghat, where Gond activists vandalised a Banjara statue in October 2017, setting off a series of clashes between the two tribal communities
Dispatch
Struggle for the Soil

The Adivasis of northern Telangana raise a rallying cry for land and livelihood rights

04 July 2018
BS Yeddyurappa arrives at the Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru to be sworn in as Chief Minister
4 Years of Modi
A Vicarious Win for Modi

A complacent Congress and a hortatory Hindutva campaign make way for the BJP in Karnataka

17 May 2018
BJP Emerges Victor
Battle for Karnataka
BJP Emerges Victor

But a Congress-JD(S) coalition may be on the cards

15 May 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa at a ‘Parivarthana Rally’ in Bengaluru
Battle for Karnataka
Final Call in Karnataka: A Wave or a Goodbye?

The BJP bets on Modi magic and caste arithmetic to beat a popular chief minister

10 May 2018
B Sriramulu, BJP candidate from Molakalmuru and Badami
Battle for Karnataka
An Embarrassment of Saffron Riches

The famous Reddy brothers and other worthies of oversized reputations make the mining district of Ballari a site of titanic clashes

26 April 2018
BJP workers on a door-to-door outreach drive in Boloor near Mangalore
Battle for Karnataka
Reclaiming the Coast

Open follows the taproot of Hindutva politics in Dakshina Kannada

12 April 2018
Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Politics
Karnataka Elections 2018: Close Encounter

Karnataka 2018 could be BJP’s grand prelude to India 2019. Can Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contain the force?

29 March 2018

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

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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

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Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

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Makarand R Paranjape

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

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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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