NOVEMBER 2011
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At the threshold
With the US and rest of the West backing the rebels, will Syria go the Libya way? Not yet, it seems
Sanjay Kapoor Damascus (Syria)
The Truth about Arvind Kejriwal
I'm not particularly fond of Arvind Kejriwal, but I have to give the devil his due.
Time for Caution
Editorial: November 2011
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
A MURDER IN BHOPAL
With her close links to BJP politicos, and her dogged enemies, this is not an open and shut case. So who killed Shehla Masood?
Akash Bisht Delhi
A SAFE HAVEN FOR THE PREDATOR
It was only two years back when Kaziranga was declared a tiger reserve. With the highest tiger density among reserves across the country today, it’s already a success story
Ravi Shankar Ravi Guwahati
GONE FOR A SIX!
This bouncer by Shoaib Akhtar has flown beyond the ropes. His gimmicks gone for a toss, his controversial book has bombed in India. Here’s a take on the slippery story of autobiographies
Sandeep Kumar Delhi
This ain’t no Syrian Spring!
Is the rebellion in Homs enough to bend the might of the Al Assad regime? A journey to the conflict zone reveals no easy answers to this schizophrenic reality
Sanjay Kapoor Damascus (Syria)
Rossellini’s Orient arrives at Viennalle
Among hundreds of feature films, documentaries and short films from around the world, I spied India, Matri Bhumi, a jewel of a film in four episodes.
Half Value Life
A brilliant new generation of short film makers, including women, thrives in Afghanistan
Reena Mohan Kabul
Bhaiyyuji, Who?
A rising star in the baba-politico firmament, Bhaiyyuji not only played a crucial role backstage in ending Anna Hazare’s fast, but was also seen breaking Narendra Modi’s sadbhavana fast. So who is this new spiritual guru hanging out with top politicians?
Akash Bisht Delhi
The Gandhi from Orbassano
Despite its hagiographical tenor, this biography of Sonia Gandhi illumines parts of her life that have long remained in the shadows
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
Conflict Zone Machismo
Femininity is meant to complement the armed version of masculinity
Amit Sengupta Delhi
Genocide can’t be brushed aside
The other day The Hindu scooped the report of Supreme Court's amicus curiae on the Zakia Jafri's case, which stated that there was a case for prosecuting Gujarat Chief Min
F1 Ra.One Bar One
...That which is for me through the medium of money – that for which I can pay (i.e., which money can buy) – that am I myself, the possessor of the money.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY…
Why did Team Anna take so much time in declaring their accounts?
Sadiq Naqvi Delhi
NO HOUSE FOR SHAMA BISWAS
In VS Naipaul’s semi-autobiographical A House for Mr Biswas, there are only fleeting glimpses of its most attractive woman character. What if she were to tell her story and that of Naipaul – or Anand, her son in the novel – instead of the other way round?
Ratna Raman Delhi
26 YEARS AND STILL WAITING FOR ANDERSON
Letters from Ministry of External Affairs to CBI, brought to light by an RTI activist, show how bureaucratic reluctance in pursuing Union Carbide ex-chief Warren Anderson’s extradition helped deny justice to victims of the world’s worst industrial nightmare
M Reyaz Delhi
HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA
For short filmmakers in Bhutan it's not really so happy. But these creative artists are not losing hope
Reena Mohan Thimpu (Bhutan)