Features

A Fertile Mind

Deepthy Menon

Robert Edwards’ Nobel Prize speaks not only of his genius, but also of how well test tube babies have been received worldwide. It has taken time, and when faced with early opposition to his work, it helped that he never lost his sense of humour.

My Settlement with NewsX

Avirook Sen

Television channel NewsX was a high-profile venture with Vir Sanghvi at the helm. But all of a sudden the promoters turned against the journos. Its executive editor was called to the office basement, intimidated, presented with a resignation letter to sign and threatened with a string of charges that belatedly included surfing porn on the office laptop. Then came redemption

Brown Hopes in the Ring

Riddhi Shah

South Asian candidates are standing for US Senate and Congress elections in impressive numbers. The chances of most, however, are dulled by factors beyond their control

Dharavi: In Search of Due Credit

Atiya Hussain

India’s largest slum is built on the creative zeal of entrepreneurs who had no access to finance from banks. But things are changing now

Ayodhya Gives Lalu His Comeback Chance

Dhirendra K. Jha

The court verdict tilts the odds of Bihar’s electoral outcome as Muslim disquiet becomes a factor in favour of the ‘clown prince of Indian politics’

The NAC’s Pipedream

Jatin Gandhi

There simply isn’t enough foodgrain for the State to feed everyone

Gold-Digger Nation

Vijai Maheshwari

The former editor of Russian Playboy on Ukraine’s curious distinction of having the highest number of gorgeous women per square kilometer

“Put Autonomy on the Table”

Open

The government’s eight-point initiative on Kashmir is not enough. The idea of autonomy is finding resonance even at the extremes of the Indian political spectrum.

Good News from Pakistan

Huma Imtiaz

The story of an unlikely Christian channel in Pakistan. If going on air was difficult, staying on air is something of a miracle.

Go Forth and Sting

Aniruddha Bahal

In 2005, two journalists caught 11 MPs on camera taking money to ask questions in Indian Parliament. It became one of the greatest TV exposés. But the journalists were soon hounded by the system and they suddenly found themselves described as the accused. In a landmark judgment last week, the Delhi High Court vindicated them by firmly defending sting journalism. Here, one of the journalists, explains what happens after you get a great story.