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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 Venkata Vemuri

Britain’s New Coalition

Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are to share power in an experiment that could nudge electoral reforms along.

14 May 2010 | BY Venkata Vemuri

Blade Runner

He has a British passport, but plays for India. India may finally find a fencing champion in Gaurav Gupta.

6 May 2010 | BY Venkata Vemuri

Coalition Sceptre Hangs over British Elections

With the increasing popularity of LibDems, the UK could see a hung parliament this year.

17 Feb 2010 | BY Venkata Vemuri

State of the Art

Charles Saatchi has his eye on Indian art and the result is a mega show in London featuring 26 Indian artists.

11 Feb 2010 | BY Venkata Vemuri

Kicked Hard and Laid Low

From the world’s richest football club to debts the size of a football field, Man U is in serious disarray.

28 Jan 2010 | BY Venkata Vemuri

Still Moving Histories

An exhibition in London looks at 150 years of photography in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

27 Jan 2010 | BY Venkata Vemuri

Masquerade Party

Here’s why Nick Griffin’s appearance on the BBC’s Question Time show sparked outrage in the UK

28 Oct 2009 | BY Venkata Vemuri

Eye of the Storm

Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s latest challenge, as he gears up his party for an electoral showdown, is more physical than political: his impaired eyesight.

21 Oct 2009 | BY Venkata Vemuri

Jewel of the East

The British love affair with Indian royalty continues. But a V&A Museum exhibition hopes to dispel the stereotype of the maharaja.

6 Oct 2009 | BY Venkata Vemuri

Mother India, Reloaded

Mehboob Khan’s classic is now MI21, a wordless, 45-minute recital of live music set to clips from the movie.

16 Sep 2009 | BY Venkata Vemuri

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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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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

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

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 > Business

HAND ON THE WHEEL Just who gets to control India’s use of this vital energy resource?

Indian Gas Pricing: Still as Hazy as Ever

Private producers want to price it high, users want it kept cheap, and policymakers appear all confused

BY Shailendra Tyagi

IN Features > Sports

IN THE DOCK: Sreesanth leaves Saket Court in Delhi after a hearing on 21 May (Photo: ASHISH SHARMA)

Turn the Spotlight

Cricket is dirty yet again and it’s time to go after those who might get away

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

Rogues
Turn the Spotlight

Cricket is dirty yet again and it’s time to go after those who might get away

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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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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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CARROT AND STICK
Citizens and Soldiers

The CRPF’s missteps threaten its efforts to woo tribal youth in Chhattisgarh

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THROWAWAY
The Bungle Jumble Party

God’s gift to the Congress

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LEGACY
A Classic and its Afterlife

CLR James’ Beyond a Boundary on its 50th anniversary

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MODERN TIMES
Infernal Lessons

Deciphering Dan Brown’s bestseller Inferno

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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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ARM’S LENGTH
That Fizzling Sound

As cola drinks are shunned by health junkies

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On the Contrary
Soft Brains, Hard On

What makes Mumbai’s municipal corporators demand a ban on scantily clad mannequins

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Media
Facebook to Bhaktbook

A Hindu devotional song calls out to Facebookers seen as sinners in need of redemption

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B-horror
Birth of the Indian Undead

What makes zombies interesting and why Go Goa Gone gets it right

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