Features

My Son, Not the Terrorist

Shahina KK

An ageing rubber farmer, Gopinath Pillai, remembers the life of his son Javed Shaikh, who was killed in a ‘fake encounter’ and was known as Pranesh Kumar before he fell in love with a Muslim and converted to Islam

Wedding Knells

Aastha Atray Banan

How and why marriage bureaus survive in the age of online matrimony

Too Smart for Europe

Jatin Gandhi

How Germany sees the Eurozone crisis. And why others demur

What’s Love Got to Do with It?

Aastha Atray Banan

This generation has all but given up the right to have a love marriage

The King Who Was Not

Shahina KK

The tragic life and death of a tribal monarch in Kerala

America’s New Iran Strategy

Shailendra Tyagi

The goal of America’s latest sanctions is to reduce Iran’s export earnings drastically while shielding the global economy from oil price spikes

Sons and Brothers

Jatin Gandhi

Punjab elections of the recent past have been the usual Patiala Royals-versus-Badals clash. This time, there is intra-clan rivalry on display as well

A Close Look at Didi’s Numbers

Jay Mazoomdaar

The TMC seems to have a workable strategy for success without the Congress

The Enemy Within

Haima Deshpande

Even with a pre-poll alliance, the Congress and NCP can’t stop bickering

Didi, Amma & Behenji

Hartosh Singh Bal

Three women chief ministers, Mayawati, Mamata and Jayalalithaa, are not only in control of the political destiny of over 360 million people, they are also shaping the future of Indian politics