Sharper Than Naked Injustice
Journalists small and mighty suffered the Emergency defiantly, then resisted and defeated plans to muzzle the press. We look towards their example in gathering dusk.
Grow With Roots In The Earth | By Madhav Gadgil
Kerala must now aim for harmonious development, taking into account natural, human and social capital—and do so by deepening democracy
Anatomy Of A Flood
Was the deluge so terrible because of poor planning and meddling with nature? Environmental concerns must come to the fore as Kerala rebuilds.
Mukhauta Can’t Hide Its Nature: Abhishek Singhvi On RSS
The RSS is incapable of a nationalism that arises from a feeling of inclusiveness
Rahul Gandhi Doesn’t Know The RSS | By Seshadri Chari
The Congress president’s harangues can only invite ridicule and derision
‘Attacking It Will Push The RSS To Support The BJP’s Poll Campaign More Zealously’
Walter K. Andersen, a professor who has studied the right-wing organisation for over five decades, speaks about the workings of the RSS and its growing influence on Indian society and politics.
The Feminine In The Sangh
RSS women face the same negation in discourse that all women meet at workplaces
Many Members Of The Extended Family Of RSS
With 6000 Pracharaks and 15-20 lakh participants, RSS has about 70000 shakhas across the nation besides 60 lakh alumni and affiliate volunteers.
Handcuffs Can Buy Them Silence
The arrest of activists on the opposite pole of the RSS actuates the Supreme Court into action
Why Muslim Brotherhood Is No Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Unlike RSS, Muslim Brotherhood has international influence, faced persecution and embodies resistance
Does RSS Evoke A Sense Of Parallel Authority?
Is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) a secretive fraternity with its own idea of India? Questions abound as it seeks to mainstream itself.
Why Rupee Will Remain Turbulent For Next Few Months
International tariff, currency and investment wars are hitting the rupee even if India is not a direct player in the churning.
Not In His Hair: The Scandal-hopping Trump Is In A Deeper Soup
Donald Trump’s many detractors are now putting together their energy and resources, busy collecting evidence that could successfully carry through an impeachment motion in the Senate and unseat him.
Underground Art: The Unique Caves Of Meghalaya Hold Many Secrets
Brian Dermot Kharpran Daly, founder of the Meghalaya Adventurers’ Association in the early 1990s, and his team have discovered more than 1,700 caves so far. These include the ‘Fairy Cave’— Krem Puri—the world’s longest sandstone cave measured to an astonishing 24.5 km, nearly three times that of Mt Everest.
“I See At Least Five Prospective World Champions From India”
Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand talks about the game, advantages a chess player enjoys by training in Chennai and how has the infrastructure changed in recent decades.
64 Madras Light Infantry
With prodigies regularly coming off the assembly line, Chennai is still the chess capital of India
The KCR Gambit: Political Debate Heats Up Over Early Telangana Elections
K. Chandrasekhar Rao wants to dissolve the state assembly and opt for early elections. He has had successive meetings within his cabinet, followed by extended party meets attended by office-bearers, MPs and MLAs in New Delhi.
As DMK Chief, Stalin Has To Keep His Flock Together
As DMK chief, Stalin has to keep his flock together, set an agenda and meet challenges
Who Killed Gauri, Kalburgi, Dabholkar, Pansare? The Puzzle Cracks, Slowly
A year after Gauri Lankesh's murder, the trail of a network of radical Hindu right-wing operatives that investigators in Karnataka have been piecing together now appears to be widening, and their paths criss-crossing.
Ring The Ammo Import Panel
India’s security challenges, new and traditional, are the focus of this book. It also deals with concerns like internal, economic and cyber security.
Two Lives Lived In Verse
From Mahapatra’s incense- and petrichor-laden poems to Patel’s ironic urban themes, these volumes both collect and update
The Subcontinental Menu
Why members of India's archery squad are required to visit crematoria at night to Bombay High Court's 'Baywatch' reference on need to adopt modern means. Read this and much more in this week's The Subcontinental Menu.
