Andhra Pradesh

When the Hills Had Eyes

V Shoba

A two-year-long rebellion that shook the ghats of Andhra Pradesh. A pious plainsman who turned revolutionary to lead native tribes against an unjust administration. Ninety-four years later, a search for the legacy of Alluri Sitarama Raju and his lieutenants Gam Gantam Dora and Gam Mallu Dora

What Does Naidu Want, Really?

Amita Shah

He played many parts in the Indian political theatre, from kingmaker to outright opportunist. His new role puts the TDP leader at a crossroads again

M Venkaiah Naidu: A Friend and Loyalist

Ullekh NP

Geography and ideological pedigree make M Venkaiah Naidu the perfect choice

Milan Vaishnav, Author

Open

Political Cleansing

Poorna: Courage Has No Limit

Ajit Duara

The movie has a striking resemblance to last year’s Budhia Singh: Born To Run

The River Sutra

Text and Photographs by Ritesh Uttamchandani

Bringing the Godavari and the Krishna together in Andhra Pradesh marks India’s first river-linking project. Has life too changed course?

Stampedes in Religious Spots

Open

State governments merely dole out compensation packages, apologies on Twitter and press conferences and empty promises of corrective measures

The truth about heat wave deaths

Omkar Khandekar

Scorched earth, death by sun and more horror stories about the heat wave. Our correspondent travels through the worst hit areas in Andhra Pradesh and finds out that the reported death toll is an exaggeration

India’s Ongoing Heat Wave

Open

Researchers argue that governments need to include heat hazards in their disaster management manuals. In India, heat relief gets insufficient attention

Another Day in Paradise

V Shoba

We travel through Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district where 29 idyllic villages are set to make way for Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s promised capital city of Singapore-in-Andhra