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Reading Mahfouz after Mubarak

Ullekh NP

People can be forgiven for not airing their political views in public

An Idea Between the Covers

America was the New Jerusalem. It is still the Promised Land. That is not a complete picture but it is how the America we know began. From Henry James’ wilderness with ‘nothing’ in it, the US quickly grew to lead the world, economically, militarily and intellectually. A big country, a lot of things have happened in its brief timeline, and everything has mattered. Below is a list of 10 books, fiction and non-fiction, that span most of the country’s history as the ‘United’ States of America and explain how it was made—and continues to be remade

Cricket Fan

Mohan Bhagwat’s leisure consists of watching cricket matches and listening to old Hindi songs

A Billion Mutinies Now

Why young Indians may have to radically depart from familial norms their parents took for granted

Anthem and Salve

The poetry of resistance gains new audience

Jagan Mohan Reddy: The Disruptor

Jagan Mohan Reddy’s three-capital formula and impatience with the Legislative Council have set Andhra Pradesh on a chaotic path

Rahul Gandhi: Will He?

There is a buzz in the Congress circuit that Rahul Gandhi will return to formally lead the party again

AAP’s Return

How Delhi has changed in character over the years

Clash of Opinions

The dangers of a networked society

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