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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

Terror Hunt in Kafkaland

The premature celebration of justice

In UP, Congress Plays Communal Card

A one-time Ayodhya agitator and Gandhi family loyalist is set to take over as the state’s Congress chief

The World according to Gaar

The pressure that global capital exerts on Indian policy has never been so obvious, and it sure feels creepy

Gold as a Symbol of Global Gloom

Analysts attribute the current global gold rally to expectations of even more dollars rolling off American presses as part of the Fed’s QE3

The Scientologists of India

Evil cult or misunderstood religion, Scientology is slowly finding followers in India

The Man Who Prayed Too Much

The mysterious death of Satnam Singh Maan, a spiritual ‘schizophrenic’ arrested for an alleged attempt to murder godwoman Amritanandamayi

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