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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

under Jatin Gandhi

Between a Block and a Hard Place

Whichever way the BJP chooses to go, it senses trouble. It’s an unenviable problem for a party that rose so dramatically to power not so long ago

22 Jun 2009 | BY Jatin Gandhi

Marx to Market Accounting

Properties owned by our political leaders seem to be amazing bargains, going by prices quoted in their asset declarations.

19 Jun 2009 | BY Jatin Gandhi

The Real Drama Backstage

The action has just begun as political parties embark on negotiations for government formation. It’s deal time

18 Jun 2009

Honey, I Shrunk the Left!

As chief of the CPM’s central command, Prakash Karat finds himself presiding over an electoral rout and party disgruntlement

13 Jun 2009 | BY Jatin Gandhi

Rahul’s Congress

The party’s heir apparent has seen his youthful experiments in electoral democracy succeed and is now ready to shake the party up

12 Jun 2009 | BY Jatin Gandhi

From Bullet to Ballot

Karamjit Singh Sunam, the man who once tried to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi. He’s now fighting the Lok Sabha polls from Patiala in Punjab.

9 Jun 2009 | BY Jatin Gandhi

Life Affirmative

Zaffarwal looks more like the part-preacher, part-homeopath that he now is, than the terrorist he once was

9 Jun 2009 | BY Jatin Gandhi

For Solace and Refuge

She entered the temple complex a devotee, but left having crossed the line that divides the terrorists from their sympathisers

9 Jun 2009 | BY Jatin Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi Corporation

It has no balance sheet, but talks balance. It is an exercise in management, but what it can manage is a question. Here’s the team that runs the leader’s show

8 Jun 2009 | BY Jatin Gandhi

Self Service

In this election, political parties are learning a new lesson: take too long to decide on a candidate and your favourite might switch sides.

8 Jun 2009 | BY Jatin Gandhi

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Rape at Home

The trial of a French Consulate employee, accused of raping his minor daughter, has begun in Bangalore. His wife Suja Jones speaks to Open

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Aimee Ginsburg

Waiting for Deliverance

What families in Haryana will do to have a son. A witness’ account

Ruhani Kaur

The Man Who is Afraid of a Skullcap

Two books on Narendra Modi establish why it is silly to hope that the bigot will ever be any less bigoted

Hartosh Singh Bal

IN Features > International

ONE-MAN SHOW: Feudalism and the US ‘War on Terror’ were Imran Khan’s two big campaign issues (Photo: GETTY)

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

IN Features > Nation

Fear of a resurgent Janata Dal-Secular has led the Congress High Command to nominate Siddaramaiah as Karnataka Chief Minister.

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

IN Features > Sports

There were moments in his career when Sreesanth too seemed to have inherited some of his parents’ faith. (Photo: NEW INDIAN EXPRESS)

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

IN Features > Art & Culture

The company misses Uncle Pai alright, but Biyani is on the lookout for the next ‘modern storyteller’ who can endear young Indians to their heritage through multiple avenues of engagement. (Illustration: VIVEK THAKKAR)

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 Features > Living

That Fizzling Sound

As cola drinks are shunned by health junkies

BY Akshay Sawai

Public Opinion
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

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On the Contrary
The All-Seeing Eye

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
The Bungle Jumble Party

God’s gift to the Congress

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RELOAD
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

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Doosra
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

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Divine
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.

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True Life
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

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Outrage
Case No. 1

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

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HAZARD
Poison in Paradise

How burning garbage and indiscriminate quarrying on the coast could spell the death of the Andaman Islands

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Idol
Alex Ferguson and the art of cooking

Few are aware that Alex Ferguson, the man who ends a spectacular 27-year reign as Manchester United manager, enjoys cooking

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WHISTLE BLOW
Collateral Clean-Up

It may not entirely be a sense of duty that is motivating CBI Director Ranjit Sinha

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