In this issue

10 NRC Nightmare In
Bengal’s Backyard
Despite Mamata’s repeated
reassurances,
West Bengal is in
the grip of hysteria regarding the
NRC as the Union government
pursues its agenda of initiating
the exercise in the state.
20 Maha Mess
No party has the numbers and
they haven’t been able to cobble
an alliance. As the Maharashtra
governor recommends President’s
rule, where is the state headed?
32-50 Janmabhoomi
The Supreme Court gave the disputed
site in Ayodhya to god Ram,
5 acres (elsewhere, unspecified) to
Muslims and ordered the Centre to
form a trust for the plot’s maintenance.
A landmark judgment, but
how? Historian Prof. K.M. Shrimali,
legal scholar Upendra Baxi,
writer Dr Hilal Ahmed give their
insight. Plus, we bring the politics
behind an issue that runs through
every Indian’s veins, and changed
the course of our political history.
52 Finale Of The Four Innings?
Women’s Test cricket began in
1934, but now lies moribund in
most countries as ODIs and T20s
have become the matches of choice
56 Pugrees And Patialas
With Panache
Chic Sikhs are making a
commanding style statement
by draping their identity and
history on their clothes

NRC Nightmare In Bengal's Backyard

Disguised as a harmless census exercise, NRC comes to Bengal as NPR

5 mins

Damned If You Do

Work on Subansiri hydel project resumes after eight years. Activists bristle, call it betrayal.

3 mins

Maharashtra: Maximum Mess

A fortnight after the assembly election results, Maharashtra is under central rule. And there is still no clarity on who could form a new government.

7 mins

The Temple Panchang

The Ayodhya verdict puts a legal seal on the goal of the rath yatra that led to Babri Masjid’s demolition. What does it mean for the future of the BJP-RSS and of Indian democracy?

10+ mins

Finale Of The Four Innings?

The pitiful demise, by market consensus, of women’s Test cricket

5 mins

Jacquard Chic Sikh

The community is upholding its traditions of sartorial excellence while incorporating the latest trends

4 mins

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