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Third anniversary special

22 Mar, 2012 - 01 Apr, 2012
Vol 04 | Issue 14

STORIES IN THIS ISSUE

Nepal’s Problematic Son

Lhendup Bhutia

Made in India… Incredibly Cheap

Aanchal Bansal

The Retirement Question

Akshay Sawai

Treasure Hitch

Shahina KK

Gemologists assigned to evaluate Kerala’s temple treasure are unable to do the job

Confessions of a Polo Player

arindam

“Army teams play rough, and in matches against civilian teams, umpires are pressured to rule in their favour”

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

arindam

He has admitted to taking part in the sex parties, but denied knowing the escorts were paid

Rebellion in the Ranks

Dhirendra K Jha

Mayawati is tracking this revolt anxiously, but she is also trying her best to play it down

Our Experiments with Fasting

Hartosh Singh Bal

Satyagraha to knavery and everything in between

The Indian Search for Extraterrestrials

Manu Joseph

…or the story of life’s origins

The Lab Optimists

Madhavankutty Pillai

From battle tanks to mosquito repellents to dosas in space, the DRDO is a laboratory of sweeping ideas, many of which will take a lifetime to execute

The Birth of a Male Contraceptive

Sohini Chattopadhyay

An IIT professor has developed an original drug called Risug that simplifies vasectomy to a single injection. And it’s easily reversible too. The thing is, he has been waiting 33 years for the Government’s final approval of his wonder drug

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