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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

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Lessons in Sobriety

In Kerala, a drive has been launched against drunken train commuters

2 Mar 2012 | BY Shahina KK

Pizza for the Trigger-happy Italians

Alleged killers of Indian fishermen are housed in a state guesthouse and being given Italian food

23 Feb 2012 | BY Shahina KK

The Storm That Stirred a Caste Cauldron

Cyclone Thane did not just devastate Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, it also ripped open hostilities between castes

23 Feb 2012 | BY Shahina KK

Christ, What’s with the CPM?

The venue of a recent state-level conference of the Communist Party of India-Marxist in Kerala was decorated with pictures of revolutionary leaders, among them Jesus Christ.

13 Feb 2012 | BY Shahina KK

India’s Own Jasmin Revolution

It took a suicide and the Facebook account of a man named Jasmin to set it off. Within five months, it saw 164,000 nurses rallying online—thousands of them in actual hospitals too—for better work conditions

5 Feb 2012 | BY Shahina KK

A Stain on His Name

Finally, there’s a stain on the spotless white kurta of V S Achuthanandan.

19 Jan 2012 | BY Shahina KK

A Soldier’s Wish

Paralysed because of the Oberoi rescue operation of 26/11, he wants to see the hotel again

19 Jan 2012 | BY Shahina KK

My Son, Not the Terrorist

An ageing rubber farmer, Gopinath Pillai, remembers the life of his son Javed Shaikh, who was killed in a ‘fake encounter’ and was known as Pranesh Kumar before he fell in love with a Muslim and converted to Islam

18 Jan 2012 | BY Shahina KK

The King Who Was Not

The tragic life and death of a tribal monarch in Kerala

13 Jan 2012 | BY Shahina KK

Dam Hits Book Fair

The Tamil-Malayalee dispute over the Mullaperiyar dam is now making itself felt in the written word.

13 Jan 2012 | BY Shahina KK

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Rape at Home

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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

Waiting for Deliverance

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

Ruhani Kaur

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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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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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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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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COOL-OFF
Inside Scoop

The joys of artisanal ice-cream

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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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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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