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Table of Contents

29 May - 04 June, 2012 | Vol 04 | Issue 24
How couples are redefining the partnership protocol (and they are not cheating)
For most middle-class Indians, an ‘open relationship’ is an oxymoron. Some insist it’s just a fanciful notion that has somehow gained currency, that no such thing exists in practice. For them, monogamy (or you might hear ‘fidelity’ or ‘conjugal loyalty’) is the foundation on which any marriage or sexual relationship rests.
SEE SMALL WORLD

An attack on a BSP rebel. A defensive speech by Mayawati. Spot the link

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

What will the Government achieve by banning Swedish author Jan Myrdal’s entry?

From the veneration of Bhindranwale to the denial of divorce, Sikhs are being led by men who have no right to speak on their behalf

It is the legacy of Baba Amte. Everyone in this family works for the weakest and most disabled in Indian society

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

The peculiar real estate crisis that Indian minorities face in burying their dead

Delhi’s upper middle-class has never cared before to be seen rubbing shoulders with the city’s plebeians who use public transport.

Turkmenistan already has large supply commitments to China and Europe, and it may not be able to deliver the promised quantity of gas.

A Soft Spot for Kareena • Mallika’s Cannes Camaraderie • A Scene with Her Director and Co-star

Little Shilpa’s dramatic creations have a roster of fashion-conscious clients, Lady Gaga and Sonam Kapoor among them

Books

A brilliant account of the 1995 kidnappings of six foreign nationals in Kashmir reveals shocking details of the involvement of the Indian State

Science

If baboons are anything to go by, high-status males seem to be in better health

Gadgets

Here is the latest Seamaster, a watch that was first launched during the 1948 London Olympics

Cinema

With this, it’s clear Ram Gopal Varma has exhausted himself on the mafia-police nexus