The Ban That Must Not Be

A Death in the Gunj Movie Review

A Death in the Gunj is Konkona Sen Sharma's good debut, and a very promising one

Jharkhand Inks MoU With Oracle to Make the State Start-Up Hub

Jharkhand: Turning Dreams into Reality

What happens when eggs go missing from Midday Meals?

Schoolchildren in Jharkhand are being deprived of 20 million eggs every week. How? Well, owing to the interests of some private contractors

Thieves on Two Wheels

The poor of Jharkhand depend on cycle peddlers for their coal—peddlers who, by law, are thieves

The Miseducation of Jharkhand’s Children

Imparted in a language they scarcely understand, the education seems designed to leave them unread

The Madhu Koda Interview (Part 2)

“Usha Martin and Tata Steel are certainly involved... [though] their involvement is invisible.”

The Madhu Koda Interview (Part 1)

Former chief minister of Jharkhand Madhu Koda speaks to Open in the first on-record interview since his arrest.

Was This Man Framed?

The question why Madhu Koda was charged with money laundering is as unsettling as the supposed evidence against him. Speaking to Open, Jharkhand’s former Chief Minister is loud and clear that he is a victim of corporate greed in conspiracy with venal politics