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    Tango’s First Steps
    Tango’s First Steps

    How the Great Depression, Juan Peron and the brothels of Argentina influenced the creation of one of the world’s most vibrant forms of music

    BY Shyamant Behal
    The Crumbling Ground

    Tridip Suhrud is a social scientist from Ahmedabad

    BY Tridip Suhrud
    Home Space

    Malls in India offer expats a disturbing comfort of familiarity

    BY Michael Edison Hayden
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    True Life
    Just Another Massacre
    Just Another Massacre

    Sinam Ongbi Chandrajini lost children in a massacre in Malom in 2000. It was the horror of this incident that led Irom Sharmila to begin her fast against AFSPA

    BY Chinki Sinha
    How I survived 42 hours in a lift

    The account of a Missing Persons Bureau inspector who went missing trapped in an elevator

    Birth of a Tycoon

    How Rama Prasad Goenka got baptised by fire in the acquisitions game to emerge as India’s ‘takeover specialist’

    BY Gita Piramal
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  • Voices
    Hartosh Singh Bal
    The Unreliable Source

    The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

    Sonali K
    Those Dozing Porn Gods

    It’s time they’re jolted awake by women who watch

    Jatin Gandhi
    Cartwheels within Wheels

    Contrasting SC judgments in the Bhullar and Das cases spell confusion

    Rajeev Masand
    Let’s Not Ask Her Screen Age

    Let’s Not Ask Her Screen Age • Tears of Luck • To Act or Not To Act

    Madhavankutty Pillai
    The Emperor’s New Values

    On the absurdity of the nude dance of an NSUI president becoming such a big deal

    More
  • International
    The Khan Who Couldn’t
    The Khan Who Couldn’t

    Nawaz Sharif’s party won a near majority in Pakistan’s National Assembly. But it was Imran Khan’s campaign that animated the polls

    BY Zubair A Dar
    Afghanistan after 2014
    BY Nazes Afroz
    ‘Early Treatment is the Key’
    BY Dhananjay Khadilkar
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    Nation
    The Victor and the Spoils
    The Victor and the Spoils

    The JDS shadow over the Congress’ Karnataka win made the party High Command partial to Siddaramaiah, but sources say the new CM was imposed, not elected

    BY Anil Budur Lulla
    Poison in Paradise
    BY Kajal Basu
    The Bungle Jumble Party
    BY Jatin Gandhi
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    Business
    Jet-Etihad Deal: When Pull Came to Tug
    Jet-Etihad Deal: When Pull Came to Tug

    What justifies the Indian Government’s move to raise its regulatory limit on flight seats to Abu Dhabi so radically?

    BY Shailendra Tyagi
    An Addiction and its Amazing Utility
    BY Shailendra Tyagi
    Too Small to Fail
    BY Sarah George Thengungal
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    Sports
    The Devil in a God-fearing Home
    The Devil in a God-fearing Home

    The parents of S Sreesanth, a devout couple,  might be thinking even god can't help their son now.

    BY Akshay Sawai
    Scoring high, in 140 or less
    BY Akshay Sawai
    The T20 Maharaja
    BY Akshay Sawai
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    Art & Culture
    Eternal Tales in The Electronic Age
    Eternal Tales in The Electronic Age

    The first act of Amar Chitra Katha’s rescue is over. The brand has survived. But Act Two will be tricky

    BY Anusha Subramanian
    In Search of the Original Lovers
    BY Aastha Atray Banan
    The First Movie
    BY Madhavankutty Pillai
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    Living
    That Fizzling Sound
    That Fizzling Sound

    As cola drinks are shunned by health junkies

    BY Akshay Sawai
    The Place to Fix Dog Cancer
    BY Lhendup G Bhutia
    High Heel Mania
    BY Aastha Atray Banan
    More
  • Photo/Graphic
    Case No. 1
    Case No. 1

    Azad Khan, 12, was shot in Manipur, allegedly for being an insurgent. This was one of six extra judicial killings

    BY Chinki Sinha, Ruhani Kaur
    Another Love, Another Taj
    BY Raul Irani
    Blood, Oil & Water
    BY Raul Irani
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    Video
    The Madhu Koda Interview (Part 3)
    The Madhu Koda Interview (Part 3)

    “Why am in jail? Where is the evidence against me?”

    BY VK Shashikumar
    The Madhu Koda Interview (Part 2)
    BY VK Shashikumar
    The Madhu Koda Interview (Part 1)
    BY VK Shashikumar
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    Documentaries
    Portraits of Belonging: Sagira Begum
    Portraits of Belonging: Sagira Begum

    An Old Delhi neighbourhood full of highly skilled craftspeople struggles to survive, to keep some fragment of its poetry in a city whose priorities are far more prosaic.

    BY Sameera Jain
    Sabad Nirantar
    BY Rajula Shah
    Rabba Hun Kee Kariye
    BY Ajay Bhardwaj
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  • Arts
    Of Raised Eyebrows
    Of Raised Eyebrows

    The story of VP Dhananjayan’s struggle to break away from Kalakshetra and establish himself as a solo male Bharata Natyam dancer

    BY Tulsi Badrinath
    In the Garden of Theatrical Delights
    BY Devika Bakshi
    Long Walk to Safety
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    Books
    Nothing Lush, Soft or Verdant
    Nothing Lush, Soft or Verdant

    Taiye Selasi’s first novel runs circles around the ‘African story’ you’re used to

    BY Devika Bakshi
    I Was That Girl Who Was Supposed To Be Dead
    BY Eve Ensler
    Behind Every Great Book
    BY Devika Bakshi
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    Cinema
    Bombay Talkies
    Bombay Talkies

    These four shorts films are a beautiful tribute to Hindi cinema

    BY Ajit Duara
    Karan Johar’s Gay Revolution
    BY Madhavankutty Pillai
    The Invisible Legacy of ‘Art Films’
    BY Shaikh Ayaz
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    Gadgets
    Sony BDV-E3100
    Sony BDV-E3100

    This home theatre system delivers more than just good sound on a budget

    BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra
    Fujifilm X100S
    BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra
    IdeaCentre Lenovo A720
    BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra
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    Science
    The Seduction of Music
    The Seduction of Music

    Listening to what you like activates a part of your brain linked with good food and sex

    Evolution of Species
    Origin of Hobbits
    More
  • Real India
    How SHE Will Shock Rapists
    How SHE Will Shock Rapists

    Society Harnessing Equipment is an anti-rape bra designed by a group of Chennai students

    BY Ruchi Sawardekar
    A Roommate with a Difference
    BY Ruchi Sawardekar
    The Big Fat TV Wedding
    BY Aanchal Bansal
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    Confessions
    Confessions of an Ambulance Driver
    Confessions of an Ambulance Driver

    “There have been deaths in my ambulance, but also births. At the set-up I work for, more than 13,000 babies were born in a vehicle”

    Confessions of a Playschool Teacher
    Confessions of a Ladies Tailor
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    Hurried Man's Guide
    BCCI Arm-twisting ICC
    BCCI Arm-twisting ICC

    Tim May had won the election 9-1 before a re-vote was called

    White House Correspondents Dinner
    Tsarnaev Brothers
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    21-27 May, 2013
    table of contents
    The Unreliable Source
    The Unreliable Source
    Congress: The mess and the manure
    BY Hartosh Singh Bal
    14-20 May, 2013
    table of contents
    Hero?
    07-13 May, 2013
    table of contents
    Orphans Before Birth
    30 Apr-06 May, 2013
    table of contents
    Rape at Home
    23-29 Apr, 2013
    table of contents
    Modi’s Real Challenger
    16-22 Apr, 2013
    table of contents
    Management Lessons from Star IPL Owners
    09-15 Apr, 2013
    table of contents
    Impossible Tales from Real Life
    see complete archives
  • 14-20 May, 2013
    Small World
    All Tongues (Except Tamil) Welcome
    All Tongues (Except Tamil) Welcome

    The many languages used by politicians from outside Karnataka to address the state’s voters

    BY Anil Budur Lulla
    07-13 May, 2013
    Small World
    And Now, Another Version of KBC
    And Now, Another Version of KBC
    30 Apr-06 May, 2013
    Small World
    Being Inhuman?
    Being Inhuman?
    23-29 Apr, 2013
    Small World
    A Ballot for a Bullet
    A Ballot for a Bullet
    16-22 Apr, 2013
    Small World
    India’s Most Ambitious Bank Robber
    India’s Most Ambitious Bank Robber
    09-15 Apr, 2013
    Small World
    India’s Most Foul Mouthed Chief Whip
    India’s Most Foul Mouthed Chief Whip
    02-08 Apr, 2013
    Small World
    Seeing Red Over the Statue of a ‘Martyr’
    Seeing Red Over the Statue of a ‘Martyr’
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    Bubble Wrap  |  Shubhangi Swarup
    Culture Shock at Mumbai filmfest
    Let’s face it. The only relationship Mumbai has with cinema is Bollywood.
    Crossbat  |  Akshay Sawai
    The rust is not yet history
    When a match is dull, it is not just the spectators who get bored. You also see it in the body language of the fielders.
    Allegedly  |  Madhavankutty Pillai
    Lullaby
    ...of a new father in Parliament
  • Open Spaces
    21-27 May, 2013
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    07-13 May, 2013
    30 Apr-06 May, 2013
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The hilarious case of Avatar Tulsi
The Ramayana essay that Delhi University banned
The man who survived 42 hours trapped in a lift
The hypocrisy of Indian fashion designers
The fraud of Vedic maths
The making of Baba Ramdev
The mystery of the leopard that was not

    International

    The Khan Who Couldn’t
    Afghanistan after 2014
    ‘Early Treatment is the Key’

    Nation

    The Victor and the Spoils
    Poison in Paradise
    The Bungle Jumble Party

    Business

    Jet-Etihad Deal: When Pull Came to Tug
    An Addiction and its Amazing Utility
    Too Small to Fail

    Sports

    The Devil in a God-fearing Home
    Scoring high, in 140 or less
    The T20 Maharaja

    Art & Culture

    Eternal Tales in The Electronic Age
    In Search of the Original Lovers
    The First Movie

    Living

    That Fizzling Sound
    The Place to Fix Dog Cancer
    High Heel Mania

 
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Make Way for Towelheads

Douglas Adams’ intergalactic legacy lives on, celebrated every 25 May.

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5 June 10 | BY Sandipan Deb
To Shift F7 or Not to Shift F7

That is not a mere question. It is an entry to a surreal new world of language.

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29 May 10 | BY Sandipan Deb
Strangers on our List

Collecting ‘friends’ on Facebook with whom we have nothing left to share. 

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22 May 10 | BY Sandipan Deb
Work, Shirk and All That

The definitive guide to being busy just being busy.

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15 May 10 | BY Sandipan Deb
Where Are the Beautiful People?

Our human rights activists who oppose capital punishment choose not to speak for Kasab. That’s cowardly.

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8 May 10 | BY Manu Joseph
Comic Relief as Axiomatic Belief

If you’re feeling low, nothing works better than Monty Python skits on YouTube.

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8 May 10 | BY Sandipan Deb
Tagore the Visionary

Remembering him as just a poet would be doing him a profound injustice. 

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1 May 10 | BY Sandipan Deb
An Idiot’s Guide to Celeb Tweeting

Now that the perils of embracing cool tech are clear, perhaps our twitterati will consider learning the golden rules of celebrity-tweeting.

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26 April 10 | BY Lakshmi Chaudhry
Old Men and Hairstyles

Why do we chuckle at the peacock dance of flamboyant middle-aged men?

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24 April 10 | BY Manu Joseph
The Rules of the Game

Ideas whose time has come. Let’s see them in IPL4.

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24 April 10 | BY Sandipan Deb
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    The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

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    What cases of police personnel getting caught on camera hitting women say about a welcome new world in the making

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  • ARM’S LENGTH
    That Fizzling Sound

    As cola drinks are shunned by health junkies

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  • THROWAWAY
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