Features
The Rs 1,00,000 crore Headache
Shahina KK
Let alone the Kerala government, no one knows how to deal with the treasure hoard found in the Sree Padmanabha temple
Mercurial Monsoon
The famously capricious rains are reinforcing their reputation every year. Our planners need to take a hand in this Act of God
Where Queer is Cool
The Union health minister’s attitude to alternative sexuality is typical of a prejudiced majority. For queer students who suffer alienation or worse, relief comes in the form of a campus network
Communist Manifest Foes
As Maoists turn the heat on CPI cadres in Bastar, the latter find themselves in a double bind
Shale Gas in Deep Trouble
Current methods of shale gas extraction can pollute ground-water, say protestors in France
Warhorses Gone Wild
Unique to this part of the world, these feral horses are a sight to remember. Especially once you know the secret of their lineage
Helpless in Chitapur
An Israeli journalist wonders if there is any difference at all between how Israel treats Palestinians and how India treats its poor
The Origins of Ramdev
The making of Ramdev is inevitably the story of the intriguing world of spiritual TV
Where the Forests Have No Trees
Of the total 60,000 claims filed under the Forest Rights Act in Assam, nearly 30,000 came from a single district. Little wonder, then, that the administration controls less than a third of Sonitpur’s forests. While no political party minds legalising this mass encroachment in the Bodo heartland, the fate of the wilderness hangs by a 2009 High Court order.
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