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April 2009

Cover Story & Featured Stories

Vote for justice

Election 2009 : Alienation, angst and the feeling of betrayal will decide the Muslim vote Election 2009

Community under siege

The government and the police have mishandled the fight.......
Rakhi Chakrabarty Azamgarh/ Delhi

Godmother part II

Mayawati's promise to end goonda raj has turned out to be hollow rhetoric

Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow

 

The Gaze within

Since the days of en masse voting are over and the Muslim vote-bank is a misnomer.....
Prabhat Sharan Mumbai

On a high

Upbeat after the BJP-BJD split, Naveen Patnaik is haunted by the ghosts of Kandhamal
Amit Sengupta Bhubaneswar

More Stories from this Issue

Reclaim the night

With widespread anger among the youth against the moral police of the Sangh Parivar and sharp intra-party hostility against 'dictator' BS Yeddyurappa, it's not going to be a red carpet for the BJP
Girish Nikam Bangalore

Alchemy of development

The chemical hub at the young island of Nayachar, close to the delicate eco zone of Bay of Bengal and Sunderbans, might spell a disaster

Sanjay Varun Modi

Unpublished
Amit Sengupta

In a pluralist democracy, as for instance in Germany and the UK, there is space for Rightwing political parties.

Hannah Arendt’s freedom concert

Unpublished
Mehru Jaffer

 

Savages OF Modernity

In a horrifying case of relentless rape and brutality, a perverse father and mother devastate their young daughters, along with a maniacal tantrik
Gajanan Khergamker Mumbai

Cuban Revolution, today and tomorrow

The revolution is still unfolding, despite the US blockade and relentless hounding of this small island nation. The Cuban ambassador’s critical response to Janette Habel’s article in Hardnews

Great AMBITIONS

The Congress is confident of breaking new ground, but going it alone might be a risky venture on the ground
Akash Bisht Delhi

Nothing’s Right for Left

The state's large Muslim population, so far loyal to the Left, is expressing discontent over a number of issues: like the Sachar Committee findings which showed the economic status of Musli

Who will hang the pig head?

Unpublished
Sanjay Kapoor

Informed sources claim that he was forced to his death as he refused to submit to the unrelenting demands of some corporate houses for favours that they did not merit.

Poverty hidden in numbers

There are serious lacunae in the process of estimating poverty
Sachin Kumar Jain Bhopal

Bark, sky, earth

A Tribute to Smitu Kothari
Amit Sengupta Delhi

Breaking Barriers with money

Several myths, both cultural and social from the past, are effectively punctured. Yet, this skewered reading of history is not replaced with anything very noteworthy or remarkable.
Ratna Raman Delhi