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THE COLOUR OF UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE Election Commission officials reportedly train volunteers to mark voters with a blotch—rather than a thin line—of this ink so that it is harder to erase (Photo: KRISHNENDU HALDER/REUTERS)

Going Dotty Over Indelible Ink

Society
By Anil Budur Lulla

India’s only company that makes voters’ ink safeguards its chemical formula as a ‘State secret’ even though

RASTA FARE Bob Marley bags on sale at Thrissur in Kerala

Kerala Police versus Bob Marley

Real India
By Shahina KK

A drive against youngsters smoking marijuana takes a bizarre turn

PET PEEVE Pet owners are often asked by resident associations to leave (Photo: THE HINDU ARCHIVE)

Fighting for Dogs and Cats

Real India
By Anil Budur Lulla

In a battle between housing associations and pet owners, the Animal Welfare Board of India arms the latter

A TIME FOR CLEMENCY Death row convict Perarivalan’s mother with Jayalalithaa on 19 February

Jayalalithaa’s Mercy is Politically Savvy

Real India
By Shahina KK

The Tamil Nadu CM’s decision to free all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case will boost the AIA

Stalls at the Sattvik fest held on the new IIM campus in Ahmedabad

Organic Food for Thought

Real India
By Shubhangi Swarup

An unusual food festival in Ahmedabad has ragi pizzas and mahua flower malpuas

Dr Rao at his open air clinic at his farmhouse, 40 km from Bangalore (Photo: MANJUNATH KIRAN)

The Cardiologist with a Heart

Real India
By Anil Budur Lulla

Dr Ramana Rao has run a free Sunday clinic every single week for 37 straight years

The area has produced more than 25,000 plumbers

A Diploma in Plumbing

Real India
By Jaideep Mazumdar

Kendrapara in Orissa is home to the only plumbing school in South Asia

But loudspeaker misuse, even abuse, is rarely brought to book

Silent and Clear in Varanasi

Real India
By Alok Singh

This religious centre is loud in its revelries but Chetan Upadhyaya is trying to tone it down

A British Lawyer in India

Confessions
By Anonymous

There were cultural differences to cope with.

TREASURE TROVE The secret chamber here might hold documents or even skeletons. (Photo: NILAYAN DATTA)

Secret of the Raj

Real India
By Jaideep Mazumdar

A mysterious chamber has been found in what was once Warren Hastings’ house in Kolkata.

ROUGH RIDE A government spokesperson says women have complained about being harassed by male drivers and passengers (Photo: RUHANI KAUR)

Meter Down

Real India
By Jaideep Mazumdar

A women’s group in Shillong objects to ‘women only’ taxis, calling it gender segregation.

Confessions of a JNU guard

Confessions
By TCA Sharad Raghavan

“According to the rules, we have to stop them, but many couples get angry when they are caught in the act.”

The Drosera indica has been found in the Devarayanadurga forest area. (Photo: TVN MURTHY)

Green Meat Eaters

Real India
By Avantika Bhuyan

68 km from Bangalore, a bunch of nature lovers discovers two rare species of carnivorous plants

Barren Island’s tremors border zero on the Volcanic Explosivity Scale

Our Sweet Little Volcano

Real India
By Shubhangi Swarup

Barren Island in the Andamans has India’s only active volcano, but it’s harmless to a fault

The police seek Singha’s help in tracing the details of deaths they don’t have in their records. (Photo: SUROJIT GHOSH HAZRA)

A Macabre Hobby

Real India
By Jaideep Mazumdar

Since his college days, Krishnendu Singha has maintained a record of deaths in his district

People gather to watch 'Chitrageet' in Gulbai Tekra in Ahmedabad.(Photo: JAYDEEP BHATT)

Karaoke for Literacy

Real India
By Riddhi Shah

A film song show on TV that includes subtitles is boosting reading skills among children and adults.

Joseph contends that untreated shit contaminates ground water.(Photo: ASHISH SHARMA)

Cleaning up the Tracks

Real India
By Anil Budur Lulla

An NRI doctor tries to make the Railways address the 140,000 tonnes of shit left on the tracks daily

WINNERS ALREADY: Shillong Chamber Choir members are largely destitute children

Meghalaya’s Hot New Tune

Real India
By Jaideep Mazumdar

The CM has voted 99 times and is mobilising support to ensure a local choir’s victory in a reality show.

Had the tusk not been found, it would have been packed in a gunny bag and hidden among logs or furniture pieces.

India’s Longest Elephant Tusk

Real India
By Anil Budur Lulla

And what it says about the dwindling elephant numbers in the country.

So far, over 5,000 couples from Satara have enrolled in this scheme. (Illustration: ARINDAM MUKHERJEE)

Satara Honeymoon Package

Real India
By Haima Deshpande

In this Maharashtra district, newly married couples get paid to delay having children.

The States of Marriage

Real India
By Jaideep Mazumdar

A family feud leads to a dispute between the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments.

Subodh had to let go of his dream twice earlier due to lack of money.

Lage Raho Subodhbhai

Real India
By Jaideep Mazumdar

Aspiring doctor Subodh Biswas sold pens in Kolkata till he got a scholarship to a medical college.

LOST LOVE: Heartbroken after being ‘dumped’, Sabitri didn’t perform for nearly a month.

A Complicated Lust Story

Real India
By Jaideep Mazumdar

A circus in Burdwan is desperate to keep a female elephant from hearing its wild former lover’s calls.

Various babas living in India have been suspected to be Netaji.(Photo: AFP)

Netaji’s Many Afterlives

Real India
By Shubhangi Swarup

A question on his 18 August death anniversary: if Bose died, who was Gumnami Baba?

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