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Sunday, 26 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

under Kerala

Kerala’s Endosulfan Tragedy

Did it really happen? A lesson in how India handles scientific debate

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22 May 2013 | BY Priyanka Pulla

Thirsty State Pvt Ltd

Kerala’s move to turn water over to the private sector promises to complicate the scarcity problem

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8 May 2013 | BY Shahina KK

The Artist With No Boundaries

Having fled his village in Kerala even before he was 20, Viswanadhan’s art is informed by a lifetime of itinerancy

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20 Dec 2012 | BY Shaikh Ayaz

State Versus Shawarma

The humble Middle Eastern roll gets a bad rap in Kerala after reports of mass food poisoning

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20 Nov 2012 | BY Shahina KK

Believers Only

An ordinance by the Kerala government cunningly bars opposition MLAs from temple trusts

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5 Nov 2012 | BY Shahina KK

The Lies of the Land

The popular arguments in defense of the development models of Kerala and Gujarat are of dubious merit.

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7 Sep 2012 | BY Shanu Athiparambath

Dread and Belonging in Kerala’s Party Villages

The state’s Kannur district is riddled with villages that are dominated by a single political party. A closer look at this peculiar phenomenon

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5 Aug 2012 | BY Shahina KK

Politicians in Kerala Jails

The CPM has the largest number of workers behind bars, followed by the BJP-RSS

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12 Jun 2012 | BY Shahina KK

The One-Eyed Star Elephant of Kerala

Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, a Bihari by birth, has a fan following. You may even log onto a Facebook community set up by Malayalees who adore the tusker

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26 May 2012 | BY Shahina KK

Letter Bomb from Kerala

The state’s former CM has spoken up and put the CPM’s central leadership in a fix

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26 May 2012 | BY Dhirendra K Jha

most popular this week

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

Collateral Clean-Up

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

Mihir Srivastava

Let’s Not Ask Her Screen Age

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

Rajeev Masand

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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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Hartosh Singh Bal

Facebook to Bhaktbook

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

6

Sumana Roy

Infernal Lessons

Deciphering Dan Brown’s bestseller Inferno

5

Manu Joseph

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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

Aimee Ginsburg

Waiting for Deliverance

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

Ruhani Kaur

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

most commented this month

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

25

Hartosh Singh Bal

Collateral Clean-Up

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

9

Mihir Srivastava

Facebook to Bhaktbook

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

6

Sumana Roy

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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Gender Bias
Wearing Blinders

Why do women filmmakers in India not want to talk of sexual violence?

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Blight
Kerala’s Endosulfan Tragedy

Did it really happen? A lesson in how India handles scientific debate

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THROWAWAY
The Bungle Jumble Party

God’s gift to the Congress

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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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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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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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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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