Features

Anatomy of a Disaster

Mihir Srivastava

How a 10-ft-high, kilometre-wide wave of destruction was formed

The Stoneman Returns

Haima Deshpande

A serial killer is on the loose in Kolhapur and the police have probably arrested the wrong man

Left Seeks to Bring Together Regional Parties

Dhirendra K Jha

Learning from the 2009 experience, Left leaders propose a policy platform and shy away from any talk of a third front

Gold Continues to Glitter

Shailendra Tyagi

Despite Chidambaram’s counsel, people continue to invest in gold because it makes sense to do so

Our Recurring Nightmare

Kalpish Ratna

The MERS-CoV virus, closely related to the coronaviruses found in bats, has moved from the Middle East to other parts of the world. The WHO’s Director General calls it her greatest concern

Love in the Time of Caste Politics

Shahina KK

For Divya and Ilavarasan, eloping meant sparking off forces beyond their imagination

The Half Man

Chinki Sinha

Born with a female body, he underwent a mastectomy as part of his sex change. Now he struggles to gather the money for the surgery to complete the process

An Atheist in Exile

Lhendup G Bhutia

After he exposed a ‘miracle’ in Mumbai, multiple FIRs were registered against Sanal Edamaruku under a blasphemy law. Expecting arrest, he fled the country and has now lived abroad for a year