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Christophe Jaffrelot says Indira Gandhi’s soft hindutva didn’t work in the long run The first reign of Indira Gandhi (1966-1977) was marked by a personalisation of power (remember the Indira Hatao versus the Garibi Hatao slogan), a deinstitutionnalisation of the Congress (no internal election...

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main45.asp?filename=Cr100710epidemic.asp The Indian government bats for endosulfan in the international arena despite damning domestic evidence, reports MADHUMITA DUTTA IN APRIL this year, a Brazilian magazine, Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil, made a shocking...

CULTURE & SOCIETY personal histories ‘As I sang Khwaja Moinuddin, I could hear the voices of the dying in Gujarat’ Sumathi Murthy is a hindustani classical musician and composer. Is in her mid-30s. Lives in Bangalore. Is also active in the queer rights movement I think I was six or...

The jobless of Punjab find a new way to government jobs — threaten suicide from atop high water tanks AS SHE looked down at thousands of people below, and at news cameras broadcasting her story through the country, Kiranjit Kaur Attwal, 27, knew she would have to die. She had...

A Chemical Epidemic http://www.tehelka.com/story_main45.asp?filename=Cr100710epidemic.asp The Indian government bats for endosulfan in the international arena despite damning domestic evidence, reports MADHUMITA DUTTA IN APRIL this year, a Brazilian magazine, Le Monde Diplomatique...

Why you must read this censored chapter When the truth about the flouting of tribal rights in the Red Corridor struck home, the government dropped a whole chunk of damning material from a report it had itself commissioned. RAMAN KIRPAL reports ARESEARCHER WORKING on the State of Panchayats...

Honour cast away There would be no honour killings if India were a casteless society, says UDIT RAJ Khushboo and Shobha, two sisters from Wazirpur in Delhi, were shot dead by their own brother. Monika Chaudhary, from the same village, also married a boy from another caste – and though both...

DR NO AND THE ART OF BRAINWASH Zakir Naik’s visa has just been revoked by the UK and Canada, but he thrives on a huge fan following at home, writesRISHI MAJUMDER AFTER SPENDING three hours with Dr Zakir Naik in a closed room, you are ready to jump out of the window. Except that there is no...

Punjab was once known as the ‘Sword Arm’ of the forces, but migration and money is keeping its youth away from the army, reports BRIJESH PANDEY THESE DAYS, it pays to be an officer in the Indian armed forces, especially if you are from Punjab. In a scheme to encourage more youth from the...

Not many know that the dangerous and suffocating rat mines of Meghalaya are worked by 70,000 child miners. Following them into hellish pits, Kunal Majumder exposes the dark veins of an exploitative industry. Photographs by Shailendra Pandey SIX MONTHS ago, Sundar Tamang, 16, ran away from his...

MADE OF 18 carat gold, the FIFAWorld Cup represents two human figures holding up the globe. History pages are filled with the feats of emperors and conquistadors; yet when the tale of our age is written, the story of how a round ball conquered the world in a short span of time must evoke wonder...

The Business Of Prediction Customised forecasts by a Kolkata-based company finds eager buyers, reports PARTHA DASGUPTA ANGSHUJYOTI DAS sells weather for a living. His company, Kolkata-based Express Weather (EW), has a 17,000-strong...

Dantewada Rapes The Line Of No Control MORE ADIVASIS ARE BEING RAPED. MORE ADIVASIS ARE BEING ARMED. THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS IT IS DISAPPEARING, BUT THE SALWA JUDUM CONTINUES TO FUEL A PROXY CIVIL WAR. TUSHA MITTAL REPORTS FROM GROUND ZERO. TARUN SEHRAWAT AT A clearing in the forests of...