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A Warm, Epistemic Caress
Undergraduate teaching must focus on the ‘big think’ questions that ignite passionate interest
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July 29, 2019
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En Route To Rank Peak
The new education policy aims to bring systemic change to India’s education sector and make it globally competitive
5 min |
July 29, 2019
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Fresh Dew On Good Length
Done, not dusted. The astral light from the World Cup exploits of these cricketers will play on.
5 min |
July 29, 2019
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Life After The Boats
lts livelihood system wrecked, a fisherfolk’s village near Chilika lake struggles with Fani’s aftermath
3 min |
July 29, 2019
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Sam Plays It Loose
India’s marginalisation in the Afghan peace talks can bode ill for the country
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July 29, 2019
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‘Those In The Centre Of The National Debate Must Speak Out'
Amish, the author who made mythology cool, is a bestselling Indian writer in English whose books have sold five million copies. His new book, Raavan, the third in his Ramachandra series, after Ram and Sita, is the darkest and deals with a complex character. Amish talks about villains in our stories, how India is not proud of its culture and extreme religious positions with Satish Padmanabhan. Excerpts:
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July 29, 2019
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BJP March - Pushing South
India’s ruling party has pulled all stops in its mission to shed the northern tag by conquering the lands across the Vindhyas
9 min |
July 29, 2019
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Revisiting 12 Things That Shook Us
These lives were made and unmade by 12 stories that hit the headlines before fading out in the past two decades
10+ min |
July 29, 2019
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A Kerala Cure For Healthcare Con
Patients and kin may be in for some relief as state-level price monitoring of medical devices and drugs kicks in
5 min |
February 25, 2019
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Turning Food To Feed
Between the farm and the table lies the rot and a racket
3 min |
February 25, 2019
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Unity Chorus Is Out Of Tune
Can opposition parties sink their differences to put up a credible alliance to take on Modiled BJP?
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March 04, 2019
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Confident That NSA For MP Cow Slaughter Will Be Lifted
Former Union home and finance minister P. Chidambaram is busy putting together the Congress manifesto before the forthcoming general elections. His book Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India (Rupa), a collection of his articles published in The Indian Express in 2018 is just out. Chidambaram talks to Satish Padmanabhan on a range of topics from the Pulwama terror attack, the grand opposition alliance to Rafale deal and cow vigilantes. Excerpts…
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March 04, 2019
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The Assam Question: Who Am I?
Wrongful detentions multiply as deadline for publication of final NRC nears in Assam.
4 min |
July 15, 2019
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She Ate Bricks For Breakfast
In Poshan, hope rises for babies and mothers— malnourished, low on basic minerals like iron
5 min |
July 22, 2019
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On The Edge Of Age
A burgeoning elderly population poses challenges for predominantly young India
6 min |
July 22, 2019
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Ungoogled
What if Google suddenly ceased to be? What would going back to an older time look like? Is life without Google even possible anymore?
8 min |
July 22, 2019
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A Meteor In Utkal
This excerpt from a political biography of Naveen Patnaik details Odisha’s discredited political class after the super cyclone, retelling how rapturous Odias accepted Biju Babu’s heir as a messiah
9 min |
August 13, 2018
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Cut Ice With The ‘K'
Kashmir is a bellwether for Pakistan vis­a­vis India. It must be tackled for a way forward.
5 min |
August 13, 2018
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Act 2, Scene 1 Play Politics
Curtains rise on a potboiler as the final NRC draft spins a political punch-up in Assam and beyond
5 min |
August 13, 2018
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The Unquiet Dalit Street
Growing disquiet in the community is pushing Dalit leaders in the NDA to a tight corner
6 min |
August 13, 2018
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Listeners Peddling Narratives Of Violence
The Thoothukudi tragedy was reported through routine, cynical obscenities. Pollution is normal, while protests pollute the body politic.
6 min |
July 09, 2018
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Bonds Beyond The Red Tape
Government officers are heroes too. Recent stories of the public’s love for some of them stand as proof.
4 min |
July 09, 2018
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The Una Road to Buddha
Atrocities are pushing more and more Gujarat Dalits to embrace a new faith.
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July 09, 2018
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I'm A Politiculturist Who Wants To Challenge The Status Quo
Keeping true to Tamil Nadu’s pec­uliar political history, movie stars Kamalahaasan and Rajnikanth announced their entry into politics a while back.
10+ min |
July 16, 2018
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Mutiny On The Bounty
In poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, farmers’ anger grows despite a good harvest
7 min |
November 12, 2018
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A Long Shadow Of Deportation
Anxiety engulfs Rohingyas in Jammu after India sends back seven ‘illegal’ refugees to Myanmar
6 min |
November 12, 2018
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'Raman Singh Has Failed On All Counts. And Congress Is Irrelevant.'
In the run-up to the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, Ajit Jogi, the state’s first CM, seems confident of a good show.
3 min |
November 12, 2018
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Society Of Zombies
Legally dead due to clerical error or greedy relatives, thousands live in limbo
9 min |
August 06, 2018
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No Desert Storm So Far
All’s not well with the ruling BJP, but rival Congress is yet to show it has the chutzpah to win Rajasthan
4 min |
August 06, 2018
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Eastern Approaches
Long treated like pariahs by the BCCI, six Northeast states get their Ranji whites
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