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Table of Contents

22-28 May, 2012 | Vol 04 | Issue 21
When the SIT report itself seems more preoccupied with finding excuses for Narendra Modi than investigating his role in the Gujarat carnage
Last week, the closure report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on the 2002 Gulberg massacre in Gujarat, prepared under the directions of India’s Supreme Court, was handed over to the trial court and became available in its entirety. Much time has been spent on contrasting the SIT report with recommendations of the amicus curiae, but not enough attention has been paid to shortcomings of the SIT report as a whole.
SEE SMALL WORLD

Now that Maharashtra’s irrigation projects have raised a stink, does the CM have it in him to act?

What explains the sudden upsurge in Maoist violence?

A tale of two Sibals and their worldviews

Delhi’s CM seems to be doing her utmost to protect state officials from the CBI probe

The story of Burmese insurgents who India threw into prison as ‘terrorists’

Two footballers, two worldviews, two ideas of success and beauty. Take your pick

She is India’s most popular celebrity blogger, has a full-time staff of 10, and reaches out to a quarter million followers every month

How do you make a new story every time out of a problem that just won’t go away?

Signs of the Continental Drift are still visible in this densely populated part of Mumbai

As calls to privatise India’s ‘national carrier’ reach a crescendo, spare a moment to pay some attention to the not-so-obvious economic implications of such a move

The stench of corporate propaganda at a storytelling festival in a Maoist-dense area

Emraan, the No-No Guy • New Star on the Horizon? • The Unrepentant Baddie

An ‘evil’ mall is coming up on this iconic street in Kolkata that is considered the world’s largest second-hand book market

Books

A novel is like building a house and a short story like furnishing a room, declares Anjum Hasan, who now has both under her belt

Science

People can become so afraid of losing their potentially lucrative reward that their performance suffers

Gadgets

If you need a small scanner for the road, or to save space, try this

Cinema

An anti-love story that collapses into a pamphlet on interfaith marriages

Arts

Rashid Rana explores contemporary experiences of living in a complex, coded world