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Draupadi (second from left) as the guardian deity of Melachery in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, with Kunti, Nagakanni and Subhadra
New Year 2019 Issue
The Cult of Draupadi

In praise of an inclusive goddess

20 December 2018
Sujatha Ramavath, 25, from Nerutla thanda in Nalgonda, says dowry is still a big concern  for Lambadas despite a state relief scheme
Battlefield 2018
Telangana: Rights Reserved

Has the largest tribe in Telangana turned against TRS?

29 November 2018
K Chandrasekhar Rao at a rally in Nalgonda where his party claims to have improved access to drinking water
Battlefield 2018
Telangana: A Hero’s Trial

The state’s southern districts are among the top beneficiaries of K Chandrasekhar Rao’s welfare projects but they have also bred formidable opposition leaders

22 November 2018
Amarpreet Kalkat Co-founder, Frrole
Wealth Issue 2018
‘Software Becomes Truly Intelligent When it Simulates Data’

Amarpreet Kalkat, Co-founder, Frrole

01 November 2018
Devotees in Sabarimala on October 17 (Photo: Vignesh Krishnamoorthy)
Cover Stories
Sabarimala: Among the Believers

Kerala’s most visited temple has become a war zone for reformists and traditionalists following the Supreme Court verdict allowing young entry to the shrine

25 October 2018
KT Rama Rao, IT minister of state and son of K Chandrasekhar Rao
Politics
KT Rama Rao: Chief Executive of a Startup State

KT Rama Rao, the heir apparent in Telangana, wants to set a national example on welfare

10 October 2018
Nun The Less
Cover Stories
Nun The Less

In a historic show of solidarity, a group of nuns in Kerala has forced the church and the state to finally act against a bishop who had allegedly raped one of them. V Shoba in Kochi listens to the sisters who dared

20 September 2018
Shivani, 21
Cover Stories
Comfort In Anonymity

For socially and economically disadvantaged queers in conservative Chennai, the quest for personal freedom and dignity does not end with the judgment on Section 377

13 September 2018
Eastern Promises
Business
Eastern Promises

An underground movement is afoot among Indian shoppers looking for cheap and exciting finds on Chinese websites

06 September 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

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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