India

Return To Godhra

Omkar Khandekar

Back to back arrests of three accused who had been absconding for 13 years brings one of India’s most volatile datelines back into focus. Strangely, they seem to have been right under the noses of the police all this while

Liberators 2015

Ullekh NP

They are teachers and preachers, entrepreneurs and ecologists, students and dreamers. Their ideas make a difference in the life of others—for the better

DD Nampoothiri: The Kind Professor

Shreya Sethuraman

He helps disadvantaged students succeed in a competitive world

Father Davis Chiramel: The Priest Who Gave His Kidney

Madhavankutty Pillai

His kindness and enthusiasm have set off a movement of organ donation

Abdul Kareem: At Home in the Woods

Madhavankutty Pillai

Pained by rampant deforestation, he has created a private ecosystem

Genetic Profiling: Is it all in the DNA?

Ullekh NP

A Bill seeks to make genetic profiling mandatory for the fight against crime—and generates a debate about the clash of ethics, freedom, science and data

Bihar: Land without Justice

PR Ramesh

As Bihar is set to become a defining battle for Narendra Modi, Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, the political cartel of backward castes faces a mortal threat from the underdogs

Parliament: Reapers of Chaos

Ullekh NP

Open lists a few parliamentarians who could take a tip or two from Nehru to revive Indian Parliament as an effective instrument of democracy—and to save the country from the brink of economic and political disaster

Human Trafficking After the Nepal Quake

Kumar Anshuman

Sex traders are on the lookout for potential prey in the ruins of quake-ravaged Nepal, and the country’s border with India has made it easier for human trafficking