Cover Stories

Modi’s Mandal: The Day of the Most Backward

Ullekh NP

Tapping the wrath of ‘lower’ OBCs is a strategy that the BJP Government expects will pay off as it goes ahead with a major overhaul of the backward quota system

The Frisson Isn’t the Same

Aresh Shirali

Discard the handset and return to the dark hall. And cry

Stream of New Consciousness: India Joins Online Revolution in Entertainment

Lhendup G Bhutia

As Netflix and Amazon expand into local markets

Salman Rushdie: Novelist of the Now

S Prasannarajan

Salman Rushdie’s new novel is an American classic with Indian ancestry

Triple Talaq Verdict: Some Justice, Finally

PR Ramesh + Ullekh NP + Siddharth Singh

The impact of the Supreme Court’s Triple Talaq verdict on Indian politics and Muslim society

Anatomy of a Divorce

Amita Shah

A day in the life of a Sharia court

Muslim Women: The Long Road to Equal Rights

Tufail Ahmad

A breakthrough judgment but freedom for most Muslim women in India is a far cry. Let Parliament do its bit now

It’s Still A Man’s World

Noor Zaheer

And the struggle must go on

The Doval Doctrine: Never Say Never Again

Amita Shah

India’s National Security Adviser may be playing the diplomat with China, but it is his muscular approach to threats that makes him effective

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Movie Review

Ajit Duara

There should be a statutory warning that consuming popcorn, samosas and other snacks during the interval of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is not advisable