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Kobad Ghandy, one of the senior-most leaders of the CPI (Maoist), remembers his wife and comrade Anuradha Ghandy, the only woman in the Central Committee of the CPI (Maoists), who died in April 2008 of cerebral malaria.

India This Week

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Restoring Lost Order in the Courts; How Deep is Your Prejudice?

The Men Who Feed and Fight India’s Maoists

Rahul Pandita

The main accused charged for selling arms and ammunition to Maoists may have been working under protection of senior officers.

Jai Angrezi Devi Maiyya Ki

S Anand

Can the enshrinement of English as a goddess help Dalits overcome their hardships? Good question.

Oh My Gadkari!

Jatin Gandhi

The BJP president has finally arrived, say his cheerleaders. But his arrival, be it by means of his actions or statements, has left many of his party members aghast.

Out of Thin Air

KA Shaji

Why does Telecom Minister Andimuthu Raja seem so secure? The ‘code division’ and ‘multiple access’ intricacies of Tamil politics.

You Are No Safer for This Verdict

Ninad D. Sheth

The judge has spoken. Ajmal Kasab is guilty. Our Home Minister has declared that this is a message to Pakistan and a victory for India. Is it, really? Not a chance.

India This Week

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Slipping in Some Unusual Places; Can’t Afford Celebrations; City-bred ‘Maoists’; Puppets Who Aid the UPA’s Survival; SC Sets Punjab House in Order

The B, C and D of Governance

B Ashok

At the civil service academy in Mussoorie, he taught probationers the value of the A B C of Governance. He abandoned it hastily once confronted with reality. Here’s why, in his own words.