18 Flicker In the Dark
Rahul Gandhi’s election campaign in Gujarat gives the Congress something to look
forward
to in a long time and creates some serious unease within the BJP
30 An Out-of-Work Class
The middle class battles cold conditions in a market where jobs have turned scarce
42 Inside the Gender Prison
The BHU episode saw women fighting the ugly misogyny inherent in the system but patriarchy
in the Hindi belt uses its own violence as an excuse to lock women in regressive chains
62 Lady Snoopers In Town
They play it very cool to get the job done—passing off as the bystander, the unassuming
chit-chatter, even the regular domestic help. Meet the urban women detectives of our times.
64 A Cool & Composed Star
Actor Kalki Koechlin talks about her career, gender-based incomes and her upcoming releases
6 LETTERS 10 DEEP THROAT 68 BOOKS 72 GLITTERATI 74 DIARY
Cover: R. Prasad; Photograph: Vijay Pandey

THE FARMER—COMPOSING ANTAGONIST

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been observing a fast-untodeath at Khanauri border to pressurise the government to fulfil its promises to the farming community

THE TURBANATORS

Pagrhi Sambhal O’ Jatta was the original peasant movement in the pre-colonial period that has energised farmers’ protests even today

THE UNTOUCHABLE

The ideological chasm between Ambedkar’s vision and the Hindutva worldview remains irreconcilable

K-TOP "Into The New World"

South Korean girl band SNSD sings Into The New World as the country’s president,
Yoon Suk Yeol, is impeached. Meanwhile, the Korean wave in literature, films, music,
fashion, beauty, food and business is spreading far and deep inside India

Mumbai - New Delhi - Mumbai

SWAGGER VS SASS
A glamorous show reignites the Delhi-Mumbai debate. Who wins?

LUTYENS’ COMPLEX
Mumbai is all of a piece in its colonial and postcolonial modernity, whereas Delhi’s modernity, such as it is, is at odds with its medieval past.

Who Is The Outsider?

THE AGE OF BETRAYAL

PRIDE OVER PREJUDICE

MINING ADIVASI VOTES

Cry Freedom

TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE ‘WAAPSI’
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election may very well mean an end to democracy in the near future

DIVINE KINGSHIP
Written off four years ago after his loss to Joe Biden, Donald Trump has come back with a thumping majority

WINNER TAKES IT ALL
Maharashtra’s election will have a deep impact on the secular-nationalist narrative in Indian politics

Whitewash Insanity Inertia

Kamala Harris embodies the tensions of an America still struggling to define its identity

The US-Israel relationship is a macabre dance that has created a necropolis out of Gaza and Lebanon

Future Past Tense Present J&K Elections 2024

PROMISES TO KEEP: From ‘Naya’ to ‘Badalta’ Kashmir, from silence to guarantees galore.

A REQUIEM FOR A DREAM: People are turning to the ballot not just as a form of protest, but also as a means to seek answers to their everyday problems.

THE POSTTRUTH CACOPHONY: Profiles of politicians and political parties contesting the elections.

Power, Blindfolded - A student rebellion, a prime minister overthrown, a country reconfigures.

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINERY - The heinous rape and murder of the doctor in Kolkata has an inescapable geography...

Will You Read This Book?

FALSE PROMISES, LOST LIVES
Rohingya women are being trafficked in India

MONSTERS, MASTERS
How does one teach the works of writers and thinkers who have abused their power or committed heinous crimes?

‘Ideology is for the Library’

THE RISE OF ‘RAVAN’ - Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’, a first-time Lok Sabha MP, is raring to bring a new brand of Dalit- Bahujan politics to Parliament

UNQUIET FLOWS THE TAWI - The attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi spotlights Jammu’s increased vulnerability to militancy

The winner is the constitution of india

THE GREAT ESCAPE - It’s a long way from here to an inclusive politics, but we should celebrate the fact that on the fourth of June, 2024, we, the people, avoided the abyss

BURDEN OF THE ALLIES - The history of coalition politics has lessons for all parties

New Age Youth Connect

PROTECTING LEGALLY - NHRC Chairperson Arun Kumar Mishra argues for the rights of LGBTQIA+ community

MAKING A DIFFERENCE - Laxmi Narayan Tripathi celebrates the changing perceptions about the transgender community in India

BADASS TO BINDAAS - Ashok Row Kavi gives first hand account of how the LGBTQIA+ movement has grown in India

The Silence of Kashmir

MEMORICIDE - Dignity and dissent are under constant attack as Kashmiris wake up each day to learn new ways in which their memory and resistance do not matter

BENEATH THE ANGER - The savvy and silent electric buses of Nouveau 

The Silent Crash - Artwork by Adil Malik - Malik is a 23-year-old student based in Srinagar.

Hate Meter...

SEASON OF HATE
Myths and fictionalised “facts” about our history and culture have been manufactured to prepare us for the current infatuation with animosity and hate

CLASH OF THE CHIEFTAINS
The real test in Maharashtra will be the political survival of many stalwarts

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