India

Why Patels Can’t Complain

Kumar Anshuman

An unjustified demand for reservations by a dominant group has engulfed Gujarat in a caste struggle for power

MM Kalburgi (1938-2015): Death of a Dissenter

Ram Puniyani

The murder of Professor MM Kalburgi is part of a disturbing pattern of intolerance

A Call to Action

V Shoba

Yadgir in Karnataka has abysmal levels of literacy, housing and sanitation. But almost every adult has a cellphone. Can mobile networks connect the dots of the district’s developmental trail?

The age-old Jain practice of Santhara has been held illegal by a court, raising old questions anew. Does the state own every life under it, or does our right to life also include the right to stop living?

Bihar: The Great Election Scare

Tufail Ahmad

How political parties in Bihar increasingly use fear as a tool to draw Muslim votes

Simmering Border Heat

Ullekh NP

NSA-level talks called off. LoC tensions on the rise. Non-state actors on a rampage. Is Pakistan’s military brass emboldened by an upcoming opportunity in Afghanistan?

THE FREEDOM ISSUE

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S Prasannarajan • Pratap Bhanu Mehta • Swapan Dasgupta • Shashi Tharoor • Tunku Varadarajan • Shiv Visvanathan • Priyamvada Gopal • TM Krishna • Ullekh NP • Madhavankutty Pillai • V Shoba • Aresh Shirali • Sonali Acharjee • Shreya Sethuraman