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The Illiteracy of Influx Theorists

Those who blame Assam’s troubles on mass migration from Bangladesh don’t see that it defies simple economic logic

An Appointment with the Sexpert

Mahinder Watsa is a rage in Mumbai. Lemon drops for contraception or PVC-pipe penises, the 88-year-old doctor has answers for anything you ever wanted to know about sex but were too busy laughing to ask

Daily Mail plagiarises Open magazine

UK’s Daily Mail carries a story plagiarising portions of Open’s feature ‘Mizoram’s Wild Flower’

Look Who’s Talking

Since when did we in India care about journalistic ethics?

Jagdish Tytler and the Burden of Proof

Tytler has insisted, since 1984, that there isn’t enough proof to nail him in court. He may not be so lucky in 2012

Europe’s Judgment Day

The ruling has pushed the euro’s value higher against major currencies

The Fading Red Light

As builders take over Kamathipura to build residential towers, the queen of India’s red light districts heads towards certain extinction

The Lies of the Land

The popular arguments in defense of the development models of Kerala and Gujarat are of dubious merit.

Cosy With Serpents

A village crawling with snakes that are revered by humans

Family Secrets

Cross-border adoption: the trauma of knowing one was given away at birth and the travails of trying to find out why

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