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RUSHDIE ROW
The jelly-legged
war over Salman Rushdie
By Shoma Chaudhury
  CBI AUTONOMY
Legal luminaries say leave the investigation agency alone
 
[Opinion] Meet UP: The New Bihar | By Ashok Malik

It Pays To Get Your Feet
dirty
| By Brijesh Pandey


SERIES At The Heart Of It with Shoma Chaudhury Tehelka presents The Music Project In Conversation with Writers Cinema & Me: The Movies That Made Me
JLF 2012
Of authors, lit fests and the global downturn
As one of the biggest lit fests gets under way, writer Kunal Basu answers questions about its growing popularity

NRHM SCAM
CBI raids residence of former UP Principal Secretary
Over 40 locations in UP and Delhi raided, investigation agency registers three new cases


SLY CULTURE
Dhobi Ghat wash off, a dolled-up Steve Jobs & the apocalypse
What happens when Oprah drapes a sari, a designer helps promote awareness, and an artist lives in the future


BLACK MONEY
Ramdev supporters force Rahul to leave public meeting
Amid slogans, Gandhi scion asked to clarify his stand on black money stashed in foreign banks

OPINION
Mystery of the sinking ship and its irresponsible captain
Sushil Bhan examines the reasons that led to the sinking of the Costa
Concordia

UTTAR PRADESH
Congress’ weaver benefit package tied up in red tape
Money under Rs 6,234-crore package for weavers may not be released before results of UP elections

PAKISTAN
Government in final round of survival game: It’s do or die
Either the government will withstand the pressure from the unelected arms of the state or will cave in, says Raza Rumi

DIPLOMACY
It's time now to make way for Chinese duplimacy
Ravi M Khanna examines the yawning gap between what China says and what it actually does

CONTROVERSY
Are we upset because they are naked?
Our reaction to the dancing Jarawas ‘expose’ is outrageous, says Jay Mazoomdaar

THEATRE
Don’t wait for Godot, rise in revolt instead
The Urdu interpretation of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot weaves in facets of a chaotic Pakistan


FILM REVIEW
Where did the The Iron Lady
go?

Phyllida Lloyd’s biopic of a powerful politician is a chronicle of ageing, loneliness, and sheer sadness

 
  TAMIL NADU
Jaya’s Pet Projects Take The Milk Cake
Tamil Nadu CM’s political manoeuvres and policy decisions are baffling and opaque. Even the media has no access, finds Janani Ganesan

ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
POLL VAULT 2012
CM BC Khanduri was brought in to rescue the BJP’s sliding fortunes. Baba Umar tracks what he’s doing right

PROS&CONS
The elephant Does not Need a veil
The EC’s decision to cover statues of Mayawati and her party’s symbols in Uttar Pradesh is an over-the-top step

KARNATAKA
Hoisting an Old Trick
The BJP in Karnataka is fanning communal fears to consolidate the Hindu vote, reports Imran Khan

RAJIV ASSASSINATION
‘I’ve evidence to prove that Rajiv Gandhi’s murder was an inside job’
In a candid chat, Doraisamy tells Jeemon Jacob about the revelations in the book.

IN COLD BLOOD
‘Sadananda Gowda is a rubber stamp chief minister’
JD(S) chief HD Kumaraswamy tells Kunal Majumder that the corruption charges against him are part of a political vendetta

ANALYSIS
Round 1 to the Civilian Government
By Mohammad Taqi


  OPINION
Why a Nobodaddy in everybody
Salman Rushdie’s impending visit to India has ruffled feathers and the birds don’t know why

TELEVISION
The Divine Secrets of the Khan Sisterhood
They were supposed to keep up with the trash-talking Kardashians. So why did the show take such a familiar domestic turn? Nishita Jha explains

MUSIC
Our You Tube Piper
Shankar Tucker’s channel TheShrutibox has put Indian classical music on the online map. The American clarinetist is raring for more, finds Janani Ganesan

HISTORY
The Unsung Mutiny of Sehore
The Sipahi Bahadur uprising of 1857 has been unduly neglected, given that it yielded one of the first secular self-governments during the British Raj, finds Shalini Rai

IDEAS 2011
With DK Bose On Dhobi Ghat
Four celluloid mavericks — Abhay Deol, Dibakar Banerjee, Imran Khan and Kiran Rao — on Bollywood’s mojo and major itches. Sonia Singh plays devil’s advocate

ART
Before ET, there was The Alien
Award-winning British artist duo Otolith Group talk to Sunaina Kumar before their first solo show in India

FILM REVIEW - PLAYERS
Heist School Musical
By Mona J

PSYCHOLOGIES
‘Extreme expression comes only if you freak out’ - Baiju Parthan 55, Artist
By Gaurav Jain

PERSONAL HISTORIES: HAPPY FEAT
‘You have to try uninhibited adventure to know what it’s like’
By Bhairavi Jhaveri

     



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