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The Great Power Shift
Rajeev Deshpande
The overwhelming support for the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament marks the distance women have come in national life and is a big political victory for BJP
In Mizoram, the Omen
Seven thousand fanatical Christians have boycotted the census because they believe Nilekani’s unique identification project is Satan’s plan to rule the world.
Confessions of a Census Enumerator
“Now, even people who live in slums are aware of the Census. They are taking it seriously and ask us when they will get their identity cards.”
The Persistence of Caste
From Buddha to Ambedkar, some of our most outstanding minds have tried to fight caste. Why doesn’t it go away, and why are we so afraid to take note of it?
Questions for the Average Man
Here’s Anil Kairvat’s take on movies, extraterrestrial life and condoms
In Search of the Average Indian
We set off for what the Survey of India pinpoints as the centre of India, and found him. And her. Wondrously, they happen to be married
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