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Some Telephone Conversations
Inside the networks of lobbyists and power brokers that dictate how this country is run.
“No atmosphere for talks”
Maoist supreme commander Ganapathi on the Naxal push into urban spaces, Rahul Gandhi's role in Vedanta’s Niyamgiri project and much more
“If Giridih Falls First, Gurgaon Will Fall Next”
During a recent trip to a Maoist base in Dandakaranya, Rahul Pandita had left a questionnaire for Maoist Supreme Commander Mupalla Laxman Rao alias Ganapathi, who had given him exclusive access last year for an interview (see ‘We Shall Certainly Defeat the Government’, 23 October 2009), his first ever. This time, Ganapathi has sent his replies in writing, covering a vast range of issues from Maoist leader Azad’s death and Rahul Gandhi’s role in Vedanta’s Niyamgiri project, to Maoist violence, their push into urban spaces, middle-class fears of their agenda, and chances of talks with the Centre. Excerpts:
Vote for Love
Babu Kumar Sri Sri is a politician on an ambitious social mission: to help Indian lovers find marital bliss and get special privileges
The Not So Secret Life of Ajay Sancheti
He is the BJP’s new Pramod Mahajan. He is also its Ashokrao Chavan, entangled as he is in the Adarsh Housing Society scam
The Prince and The President
Barack Obama’s political persona and career have many vital cues for India’s Prime Minister-in-waiting
Save What You Savour
The uniquely spicy flavours of Mudaliar food are in danger of being lost to future generations. Thankfully, some cuisine conservationists are at hand
The Facebook Illusion
You can save the world, become a farmer, have 5,000 friends, be the centrefold model who can goggle a billion eyes on the internet… but none of it is true
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