In this issue

Read our cover story on the violent protests that rocked the political classes.
Also, read our special on music maestro Amit Trivedi and his unorthodox approach to music.

Hope Floats In Space

ISRO’s lost satellite could turn up to say ‘hi’ years later. Meanwhile, ISRO hopes to stick to its timetable of planned launches

5 mins

Mevani May Be Sincere, But He Cannot Advance The Dalit Cause

Sujatha Gidla, 53, was born at Kazipet, a small town in undivided Andhra Pradesh, and now in Telangana. Her parents were college lecturers. Gidla studied physics at the Regional Engineering College at Warangal, and later worked as a research associate at IIT-Madras, on a project funded by the Indian Space Research Organisation.

5 mins

More Than Mrs Mandela

She was an icon of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle and an inspiration to millions worldwide

4 mins

Par Excellence

Shooting up in world rankings, Shubhankar Sharma is the face of India’s golf resurgence

5 mins

The Maverick Maestro

Amit Trivedi's holistic, but unorthodox, approach to his compositions is music to filmakers' ears.

6 mins

Film Forever

Christopher Nolan and his mission to revive celluloid filmmaking

5 mins

Act For Water

Naranath Bhranthan (madman of Naranam) is a popular character in Malayalam folklore. He was considered eccentric because he would roll a boulder all the way up a hill, and then let go.

2 mins

Press Council Has Done Its Time

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have reversed a controversial and short-lived government order that used fake news as a pretext to punish journalists, but the debate is not over.

3 mins

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