Cover Stories

Comfort In Anonymity

V Shoba

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

What’s Next in Assam?

Siddharth Singh

The overwhelming demand for updating the National Register of Citizens represents an almost Darwinian struggle of a people to preserve their identity. A journey through the fault lines of Assam

Some Fake News Lasts For Ever

Yuval Noah Harari

Homo Sapiens is a post-truth species, whose power depends on creating and believing fictions

Ecological Lessons

S Gopikrishna Warrier

It's time for introspection

The River Never Forgets

MG Radhakrishnan

We ignored the warnings of both history and geography

Horror and Heroism

Shahina KK

Coping with the worst tragedy in memory

When the monster rains came, like any other place faced with the sudden ferocity of nature, Kerala was not prepared, and as the water level rose to fatal heights there were not enough streets or shelters left for the displaced and the dying to keep them safe. The water has begun to recede, but not the woes of a shattered people