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A lot of crimes are committed against women by men who have been taught to view women as less than equals
Ratna Raman Delhi

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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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Men of honour?

What is really being penalised by Khaps is the right of individuals to choose their partners and the same is being portrayed under the subterfuge of incestuous relationships in order to seek majority support
Neha Rathi Delhi
History repeats as Farce

Invariably, the rich man gets out of jail, while the penniless gets hanged. Indian prisons are full of such ‘criminals’
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Bitter Sugar

Mayawati government is in the dock after allegations of corruption in the sale of four sugar mills
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow
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
Bollywood realism

When it comes to organised crime, the line between underground and overground is thin. Between power politics and box office cinema, and audience consensus, this is the sleazy synthesis
Karen Gabriel Delhi


Dirty looking stones

Despite solemn rhetoric, blood diamonds and child soldiers continue to enact a sub-human trail of tragedy and savagery in the dirty wars of Africa
Meha Dixit Delhi
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


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
Crime Rocks

New age crime becomes legit in the new age economy. It’s boom time for big money and big crime
Amit Sengupta Delhi
We are all criminals!

Editorial: September
Hardnews Bureau
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
Hardnews Bureau


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Personal Political by Beena Sarwar
A flood of despair, a trickle of hope
Circle of Unreason by Amit Sengupta
Niyamgiri’s Ku Klux Klan
Hot Head by Sanjay Kapoor
So how Peepli is this valley?
Angst in My Pants by Rupa Gulab
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