Prakash Kothari
India’s premier sexologist is the first Asian to get the most coveted award in his field
The Partition Psychosis
The minds behind the statistics. A first-ever study sketches South Asia's biggest bloodbath...
The Muddle Of Nowhere
91,000 Lhotsampas languish in refugee camps as Bhutan and Nepal bicker over their status
Packaged Patriotism
'Vande Mataram' is set to assume a techno-pop avatar under A.R. Rahman's baton. But will the nation sway to its beat?
Ironic Reversal
As the hawala court orders Sharad Yadav's trial, there could be fresh realignments in the party
Punjabi Agenda
WHEN the UF government was enthroned in 1996, the architect-in-chief of the coalition, Harkishen Singh Surjeet, was adamant that Punjab—more specifically the Sikh community—be represented in the Cabinet.
Chanakya Deconstructed
Having failed to set the agenda for the Gujral regime, Surjeet and his party go on the offensive
Scamstory
Though the number of scams has risen in the 1990s, there have been some pretty interesting ones all through India's 50 years of freedom.
The British Tilt
Nehru glosses over the Quit India Movement and other instances of patriotism; says August 15 celebrations will not hurt British sentiment
Charity Ends At Hommes
Local executives of a cash-rich Swiss NGO may have used it as a cover for child abuse activities
Kesri's Countdown Begins
It's the beginning of the end as Kesri focuses his ire on the Left, signalling trouble for Gujral
Caveat Emptor
HIV-infected patients at high risk for TB but without confirmed TB infection do not benefit from preventive treatment with a frontline TB drug, warns a study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), US, and publ
Babble Scrabble
PARENTESE, the exaggerated, drawn-out form of speech people use to communicate with babies, apparently is universal and plays a vital role in helping infants to analyse and absorb the phonetic elements of their parents' language.
Presiding Over Chaos
With Laloo in jail, chief minister Rabri Devi is mourning, leaving the state in a shambles
The Great Game Continued
As Masood's anti-Taliban forces knock on Kabul's doors, diplomatic battlelines are drawn in Central Asian capitals