×

Features

Caste in Prison Stone

In Tamil Nadu’s southern districts, prisoners are segregated by caste in jails

India’s Burning Blindspot

A long time ago, India set out to eradicate dowry. Have we failed so badly that we’ve stopped trying?

Why is nobody talking about Sheila Dikshit?

Two reports, one by a committee set up by the Prime Minister, the other by the CAG, have raised serious concerns about her role. Yet, no one is asking any questions

Sufis vs Deobandis in the Gandhi Stronghold

This critical divide within the Muslim electorate threatens to change old equations in Uttar Pradesh

Calling All Savers: Please Come Back

In 2010-11, household savings dipped alarmingly as a percentage of GDP. Higher rates on bank deposits could spur a reversal

AFSPA as Magic Wand

Will revoking this Act in Kashmir change things drastically? Or does the problem lie elsewhere?

City of Echoes

Forget anything subversive, or even original. Almost everything they call ‘high street fashion’ in Mumbai is borrowed

The Lie of the Land

An investigation finds Odisha state government ministers misusing their discretionary quota to allot land to judges and bureaucrats

The Radia of the Tapes

…was no mere lobbyist or loyalist. She was a member of the new ruling class

The Fall of the Middlewoman

Niira Radia and the story of an experiment in corporate lobbying that failed

Magazine

Subscribe today and save up to 85% off the cover price