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Common salt, did you say? These are boutique crystals, scraped from the Himalayas or harvested in France, bursting with health benefits and snob value. Go on, wake up and smell the salts
A Diaspora’s Outcry
Prabhakaran may be dead and the 26-year-long civil war in Sri Lanka over, but in the minds and hearts of Tamil expats in the UK, the battle still rages on
Green House Effect
If architectural trends reflect the consciousness of the times, we’re entering an era of heightened ecological sensitivity
Iraq’s New Day
Amid celebrations in Iraq on the partial withdrawal of US forces from urban areas, the case for optimism still gasps for fresh air
Exile Extended
Nineteen years after Kashmiri Pandits were pushed out, they yearn to return. But the young have moved on, refusing to give up the allure of life beyond the Valley
We Don’t Need No Board Exams
If Kapil Sibal expects wide applause for his proposals to modify schooling in India, he is in for some disappointment
Dam Worries
Water is a resource Gujarat would have been flooded with had the Narmada project gone by plan. Instead, the state remains parched and farmers watch helplessly as reserves flow out to sea. It’s a story of alarming apathy
Deserts of the Heart
A sole-searing and soul-baring trek through the unforgiving Masoala desert in Madagascar helps quell some of the restlessness that wracks our hearts
Attack of the Clones
Your correspondent catches Varun Gandhi in an awkward moment to get a hang of what’s really going on in the young politician’s head
The Tweets of a Revolutionary Week
How the foot soldiers of a social networking website took the place of reporters on the streets of Tehran, and why this transformation in conflict reporting should annoy despots everywhere
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