Cover Stories

Keeping it in the Family

Madhavankutty Pillai

The Rajapaksas had turned the government into a fiefdom. Sri Lankans knew just whom to blame when disaster struck

India can be part of an IMF-led effort to fund Sri Lanka, says Sergi Lanau

Ullekh NP

Former International Monetary Fund economist Sergi Lanau in conversation with Ullekh NP

We have to get our lives back, says Sanath Jayasuriya

Boria Majumdar

Former cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya in conversation with Boria Majumdar

The Colombo Spring

Sasanka Perera

When a largely leaderless protest almost broke the back of Sri Lanka’s power elite

The Lost Island: What’s Next?

Rajeev Deshpande

As Sri Lanka descends into anarchy, India watches with caution

After the Beheading

Lhendup G Bhutia

A hardworking and kindly man from Udaipur became the target of a brutal attack by Islamic fundamentalists that has left the nation shocked. The life and death of Kanhaiya Lal Teli

Rising From Below

Amita Shah

Draupadi Murmu never lost touch with the grassroots or forgot her old neighbours when she was in public office. As Governor, she was fair and understood well the workings of the state administration

Draupadi Murmu: An Epic Choice

PR Ramesh

Elevating Draupadi Murmu as NDA’S presidential candidate is a significant step in Narendra Modi’s project of civilisational repair that is bringing the marginalised into the social mainstream