In this issue

The Election Is Not A Funeral
In stark contrast to the last Assembly elections, voter turnout in the Kashmir bypolls is
abysmal.
It shows that mainstream politics in the state has currently no takers.
Naxalbari: A Dream Deferred Turns
Though stomped by the State into oblivion, the echoes of the Naxalbari revolution will
always linger. Charting the legacy of the movement five decades since its inception.
45 Drawing Lines In Air
A new government scheme seeks to radically refurbish India’s air map, but is it feasible?
A Dangling Heritage
A do-it-yourself clean-up exercise of a 12th century Marathwada temple by locals backfires.
The heritage structure is in a state of possible collapse, with artifacts strewn around.
Fighting-fit To Wear The Blue
Overcoming several injuries, the world’s oldest pacer aims for an ODI comeback

The Election Is Not A Funeral

The seven per cent turnout in the Srinagar bypoll marks a new low for Kashmir’s pro-India parties.

5 mins

Cash-for-votes That Marred An Election

RK Nagar leaves a dirty spot on Tamil Nadu’s poll scene, signalling it’s all about power to the moneybags.

6 mins

All Red in the Rear View Mirror

Former Naxalite Ashim Chatterjee looks back at the rebellion that made him.

5 mins

Lone Female In The Hilly Terrain

At 18, K. Ajitha trekked Kerala forests as a Naxal. Today, she is an active feminist.

3 mins

New Maoist Revolts Didn't Identify Enemy, Have Plan for Land Capture

Santosh Rana was a 23-year-old student at Calcutta’s Presidency College in 1967 when the Naxalbari rebellion erupted. Having immediately plunged into the movement, he later went on to question a few of its methodologies and tactics. As the movement turns 50 in May this year, the 74-year-old, who is a cancer-survivor, reminisces in an interview with Dola Mitra.

5 mins

Red Hand That Led Mamata

Fighting ‘pro-capitalist’ Marxists on the political turf, the CM knows she can’t displease the state’s ultra Left.

6 mins

The Balladeer's Mutiny

For decades, the shirtless bard’s stirring songs lent punch to a class struggle. Gaddar may carry on singing, but his opting to be a voter implies the mutation of a rebel note.

6 mins

Clouds Across Matrices

It’s aimed high. But will stronger regional air connectivity actually work?

6 mins

Rubble of Heritage

Shoddy clean-up of a 12th-C shrine digs up artefacts. Some have been damaged.

5 mins

Few Biopics Stand the Test of Time...you Have to Get It Right

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who recently stirred the social media with his picture as Saadat Hasan Manto, continues to do interesting projects that have him making characters come alive in a way that only he can. At his work-cum-house space at Yari Road in Mumbai, he speaks to Prachi Pinglay-Plumber about the processes that an actor must go through, his choices ranging from small films like Haramkhor to a lavish series with BBC, the Hindi film ind ustry and his brother’s short film on triple talaq. Excerpts:

7 mins

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