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THE MAGAZINE SPECIAL ISSUE August 22, 2011
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  • The Moon Also Waxes
    Essay
    The Moon Also Waxes
    Why isn’t good news getting the space it deserves? Is it too undramatic, does it sound implausible? Are we too much in the sway of the brute Indian reality?
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Mukul Kesavan
  • How Green These Barrens
    Village Positive
    How Green These Barrens
    A magical oasis right in the middle of the suicide belt of Maharashtra, Hivre Bazaar village shows what united thought and action can achieve
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Smita Mitra
  • Under A Dangerous Motto
    Man With A Steel Frame
    Under A Dangerous Motto
    By refusing to take bribes, the Madurai collector has earned 18 transfers in 20 years, a modest house and bank balance and lots of respect
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Pushpa Iyengar
  • My Name Is Blue
    Himachal: Casteless Cops
    My Name Is Blue
    Caste-based prejudice has long been a fact of life in Himachal Pradesh. Now, new initiatives look to change that—with the state police as catalysts.
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Arpita Basu
  • When Headhunters Came To Corbett Country
    Cybergram
    When Headhunters Came To Corbett Country
    Jim Corbett might have put Kumaon on the map, but a new brand of entrepreneurship focused on rural Uttarakhand looks to unlock its potential
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Namrata Joshi
  • Ways Of Owning, Ways Of Belonging
    Proud to be Adivasi
    Ways Of Owning, Ways Of Belonging
    Tribals in Gujarat are holding out against possible industrial expansion into their lands by becoming more self-reliant
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Neha Bhatt
  • Good Students From Szechwan
    Destination education
    Good Students From Szechwan
    The freshest faces in Sino-India ties: bright young Chinese students studying in St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, soaking in India and the English language
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Dola Mitra
  • We Shall Live In A Pineapple Paisley Garden
    Border haat: Kalaichar-Baliamari
    We Shall Live In A Pineapple Paisley Garden
    A border fence dismantled a village market that fed and clothed many. A new initiative now resuscitates it—to roaring business.
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Dola Mitra
  • Happy Sack’s Farm
    Not Pastoral Pantrys
    Happy Sack’s Farm
    While netas continue to moot steps to counter agricultural wastage, enterprising UP farmers are not about to let their hard work go to seed
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Lola Nayar
  • Timbaktu? Arcadia!
    The forest comes alive
    Timbaktu? Arcadia!
    A couple—armed with ideas, patience and a Fukuoka blueprint—come to a withered Andhra district. Then the earth responded.
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Madhavi Tata
  • Khaki, The Earth Colour
    Uniformly Good
    Khaki, The Earth Colour
    A policeman in Andhra steps out of the line to serve the friendless dead, support orphans, and give shelter to the aged poor in their lives’ gloaming
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Madhavi Tata
  • A Harvester Of The Objectionable
    Countercolumn
    A Harvester Of The Objectionable
    Scotching the urge to self-censor, the press must report ‘bad news’—to guard the guards, empower the citizen, and usher in change
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Justin Huggler
  • The Throne And The Gutter
    Countercolumn
    The Throne And The Gutter
    Why is it that feel-bad reportage makes the reporter feel so good?
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Saba Naqvi
  • The Bullet Bites You
    Countercolumn
    The Bullet Bites You
    You can’t dodge the question, for there are far too many scams that need answers. Therein lies the kernel of the ‘negativity’ debate.
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Arnab Goswami
  • Cheers!
    What Went Right This Year
    Cheers!
    Aug 22, 2011
    | Arpita Basu Siddharth Premkumar
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