April 2009

With widespread anger among the youth against the moral police of the Sangh Parivar and sharp intra-party hostility against 'dictator' BS Yeddyurappa, it's not going to be a red carpet for the BJP Girish Nikam Bangalore

The state's large Muslim population, so far loyal to the Left, is expressing discontent over a number of issues: like the Sachar Committee findings which showed the economic status of Muslim

The chemical hub at the young island of Nayachar, close to the delicate eco zone of Bay of Bengal and Sunderbans, might spell a disaster

In a pluralist democracy, as for instance in Germany and the UK, there is space for Rightwing political parties.

 I love how connections sometimes just 'happen', criss-crossing the world, spanning generations, borders and continents. This particular stream traverses Pakistan's early progressive struggle to Chicago, an inspiring book by an American who recently received Pakistan's highest civilian honour, and a Bangladeshi photographer who came to Pakistan to document that moment.

Informed sources claim that he was forced to his death as he refused to submit to the unrelenting demands of some corporate houses for favours that they did not merit.

In a horrifying case of relentless rape and brutality, a perverse father and mother devastate their young daughters, along with a maniacal tantrik Gajanan Khergamker Mumbai

There are serious lacunae in the process of estimating poverty Sachin Kumar Jain Bhopal

A Tribute to Smitu Kothari Amit Sengupta Delhi

Several myths, both cultural and social from the past, are effectively punctured. Yet, this skewered reading of history is not replaced with anything very noteworthy or remarkable. Ratna Raman Delhi