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Waters of Infinite Sorrow

Tens of thousands are left to their tragic fate in Pakistan, while a cricket-obsessed establishment sheds crocodile tears
Frank Huzur Islamabad

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Offbeat to mainstream

Never before in its 60 years of existence did the Berlinale ever screen nine Indian films, including Ray’s Charulata
Mehru Jaffer Berlin

Every tiger, nation’s conscience

India is home to the largest number of wild tigers in the world. If the tiger has to survive it has to be in India. Hardnews joins the campaign to protect the most magnificent and majestic creature in the animal kingdom. See coming issues for more on tigers and on the spot reports from tiger reserves.

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Nothing Common about this Wealth

Much of the daylight robbery in the name of Commonwealth Games has been justified in the name of “National Prestige” and “World class" aspirations. People already hit by inflation will have to pay through their nose for this extravaganza. Delhi's budget proves this.
Dunu Roy Delhi
Gassed, once again

First Person: After 26 years, once again, they arrived on the streets of Delhi, under the open sky. But the government refused to meet them, even as the survivors refused to surrender the horrific memories of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy to false promises
Sneha Gusain Delhi


Defang ideologies of hate

Editorial: August
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Conception deception inception

Its plot like an architectural grid, with a mindscape in a half remembered dream, it’s hard to slot ‘Inception’ into any genre
Sonali Ghosh Sen Delhi
Every murder comes back

With Amit Shah’s arrest, horror stories of the political and police mafia in Gujarat, are spilling over
Sadiq Naqvi Delhi
DELHI DEMENTED

Delhi is losing its sanity. The beautiful wide roads, the great monuments and gardens, the spring flowers and clean air – where has it all gone?
Ankita Chawla Delhi
Daughters are not for killing

How is it that daughters are allowed an education, freedom to travel to the city, pursue careers of their choice and live alone — but cannot choose the men they would like to marry? All inroads made by the brave new world are stonewalled the moment women’s sexual freedom comes in for scrutiny
Ratna Raman Delhi
Tiger Genes

Is the tourism lobby of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, which sees profits slipping if tigers are moved out, really behind the controversy surrounding tiger inbreeding? Or does declining genetic diversity seriously endanger India’s national animal?
Akash Bisht Sariska/Jaipur
Anti-clockwise, once again

Tired of warmongering and bloody terrorism, the people of India and Pakistan want authentic peace. Yet, every time there is a possibility of peace, the hawks on both sides manufacture an inevitable disaster
Sanjay Kapoor Islamabad (Pakistan)
Age of Mobiles

Mobile banking is one of the services that many public sector banks are using to reach out to the unbanked. Hardnews explores mobile phones and m-banking in this special supplement.
Shaweta Anand Delhi
Niyamgiri: Not the Last Battle of the Natives

The Dongria Kandhs in Niyamgiri mountains and Kutia Kandhs on the foothills of this ecological hot spot in Orissa, are fighting a hard battle against a notorious mining giant which is backed by the Indian State. If they lose, it would mean genocide
Subrat Kumar Sahu Niyamgiri (Rayagada)
FOR ADULTS ONLY

What is so 'Adult' really about LSD or Dev D? And how are they any more adult than other Bollywood films?
Aakshi Magazine Delhi
They hate love

Barbarism of the banana republics of khaps has led to a spate of killings of young couples. Will the epidemic stop, or will it spread its vicious wings?
Shaweta Anand Delhi
Partition of the mind

First, we constructed barbed wires. Now we are manufacturing bad faith, alienating the minorities, attacking the secular soul across the borders. It’s time we heal wounds. Give peace and justice a chance
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
Next time for Africa

African footballers are jazz musicians, they play by ear. They don’t need a written score, just the array of chord progressions and scale they are born with
Hartman De Souza Pune

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