Features

An Obnoxious Turn

Anil Budur Lulla

The problem with the MIM’s post-UPA political plan

A Justified Licence Raj

Shailendra Tyagi

The banking sector remains licence-ruled and licences will not be auctioned—for good reasons

The Last Free Lunch

Kalpish Ratna

The only way to evade diabetes is to stop evading responsibility for what we eat

The Grinch Who Stole the Gossip

Sriya Ray Chaudhuri

There is merriment and mischief enough, but media parties are a lot less scandalous now

The Memory of Rape

Chinki Sinha

I saw Shilpi Jain the morning of her rape and murder. I still carry the scar of that memory. We all do

Where Are the Missing Men?

Gunjeet Sra

All the original everyday people who sparked the first wave of anti-rape protests are gone. Only a handful of feminist activists are continuing the fight

Now for the Final Act

Anil Budur Lulla

The DMK’s succession drama is fast reaching a conclusion

The Tall Task of Marking Maradona

Shahina KK

Extra tall men were once seen as freaks in Kerala. But a tall people’s association has won them acceptance and special jobs--as security guards for Diego Maradona, for example