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THE LEDE On the Other Hand
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THE LEDE On the Other Hand

The deep imprint of American Sign Language in Bengaluru / Language.

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October 2016
Riding High
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Riding High

Motorcycling in Meerut’s wells of death

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July 2017
Unaccounted For
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Unaccounted For

The relentless efforts to get Islamic finance recognised in India

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July 2017
Free Radicals
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Free Radicals

A walking tour in California celebrates South Asian American activism

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July 2017
The Price Of Life
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The Price Of Life

The trafficked children of the red-light area in Silchar

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July 2017
Loco Motive
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Loco Motive

Why the railways runs a near-empty train in Patna.

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December 2016
Our Man in the Studio
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Our Man in the Studio

Rajat Sharma’s path to becoming India’s most powerful editor-entrepreneur.

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December 2016
Making Money
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Making Money

Promise and peril in the Indian bitcoin economy

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March 2017
State Of Play
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State Of Play

The BJP faces its next big electoral challenge, in Gujarat, later this year / Politics.

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March 2017
Barren Land
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Barren Land

A saffron farmer’s take on crop failure in Kashmir

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February 2018
Shifting Impressions
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Shifting Impressions

What the preservation of a Roma identity entails / Communities

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February 2018
People's Choice
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People's Choice

Attendance and absence at the Tibetan Music Awards

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November 2017
Wider Ripples Of The Unrest In Kashmir
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Wider Ripples Of The Unrest In Kashmir

Common ground between the Kashmir and Dalit struggles / Politics.

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August 2016
Growth Fetish
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Growth Fetish

The Indian media’s unhealthy obsession with GDP numbers / Economics

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August 2016
Raging Fires
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Raging Fires

In Gujarat, the BJP’s ideology clashes with its electoral politics / Politics

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September 2016
Divided Front
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Divided Front

The fragmenting coalition of the Free Syrian Army / Conflict.

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June 2017
The Countdown
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The Countdown

An absence of leaders with wide appeal makes for an unpredictable political field in Karnataka / Politics.

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June 2017
Minority Opinion
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Minority Opinion

The debate over the future of Muslim politics in the wake of Adityanath’s elevation / Politics.

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June 2017
Miles To Go
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Miles To Go

Why celebration of the Mental Healthcare Act may be premature / Health.

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June 2017
Where Brightness Ends
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Where Brightness Ends

Bei Dao’s nostalgia for a pre-liberalisation Beijing / LITERATURE.

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June 2017
Selective Memory
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Selective Memory

The historical figure both the BJP and the BSP tried to claim during the Uttar Pradesh election / Politics

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April 2017
Crisis of Faith
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Crisis of Faith

The Nightmarish Struggle to Bring Asaram to Justice 

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April 2017
Stepchild of the West
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Stepchild of the West

Pankaj Mishra’s long view of the emotional cost of modernity / POLITICS

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April 2017
Inflated Prophets
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Inflated Prophets

Why the cult of the entrepreneur will not save India / ECONOMY

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April 2017
The LEDE: Unparliamentary Privilege
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The LEDE: Unparliamentary Privilege

The disruptive language policing inside the houses of legislature.

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November 2016
Food for Thought
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Food for Thought

A tussle over the definition of basmati exposes flaws in India’s regime for geographical indication.

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November 2016
Space and Time
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Space and Time

Place in the poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra and K Satchidanandan.

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November 2016
The Writer of Modern Life
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The Writer of Modern Life

Three scholars on the making of Indian literature.

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February 2017
Splitting Hairs
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Splitting Hairs

The booming wig trade between India and Africa

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January 2018
On Shaky Grounds
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On Shaky Grounds

The unwarranted demolition of houses after an earthquake in Mexico

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January 2018