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A Portrait of Death and How to Face It

MJ Akbar

A meditation on death in the time of viral fear

The House of Scindia: The Family Reunion

Kaveree Bamzai

The House of Scindia is now painted completely in saffron

The Rahul Question

Rahul Pandita

Nobody knows what he stands for and what stream of political consciousness he represents

The defection of Jyotiraditya Scindia highlights the changed nature of the Congress under Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka. Nehru’s ‘people’s organisation’ has converted itself into a band of rapacious men and women, devoted solely to furthering their families’ fortunes

Pandemics: Destroyer of Worlds

Madhavankutty Pillai

Pandemics have transformed civilisations and the course of history but humanity now has experience and organisation on its side

Viral Fear

Ullekh NP

India joins the world in fighting Coronvirus (and hysteria)

The Muslim Makeover

PR Ramesh

Shaheen Bagh has changed the community’s terms of engagement with the country

Hate Wave in Delhi

Rahul Pandita

Two days of rage and rampage in the National Capital. A Dispatch

Modi’s Fireman

Amita Shah

When Ajit Doval hit the burning streets of Delhi

The Valley of Abandoned Gods

Images by Ashish Sharma and Words by Rahul Pandita

The Junior Union Home Minister Kishan Reddy said the Government would restore and reopen thousands of vandalised temples in Jammu and Kashmir. Will there be a revival of the Hindu heritage in the Valley soon?