Articles
May 24 2011
VIOLENCE AND HEALTH
Traumatised by violence
VIOLENCE AND HEALTH : Traumatised by violence
Women in Kashmir do not physically encounter violence as much as men do, but their feelings of helplessness and subsequent guilt resulting from the violence around them is taking a toll. Freny Manecksha reports.
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May 23 2011
OPINION/LOKPAL BILL
What powers must the Lokpal have?
OPINION/LOKPAL BILL : What powers must the Lokpal have?
Disagreements on the Lokpal, even amongst the reform-minded, have arisen because globally there is no consensus about the exact role of the ombudsman. Rajeev Kadambi looks at the options before the Hazare-Government panel.
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May 19 2011
TRIBUTE
Theatre, for the people
TRIBUTE : Theatre, for the people
Badal Sircar's plays liberated the actor from the inhibiting confines and influence of performances in a rigid framework of conventional indoor stage props and architecture, recalls Shoma Chatterji.
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May 17 2011
INTERVIEW
Is the Forest Rights Act working?
INTERVIEW : Is the Forest Rights Act working?
Environmentalist Ashish Kothari discusses the politics behind the approval of the POSCO project, and how the FRA is faring in Odisha, in conversation with Pradeep Baisakh.
May 12 2011
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
A burning issue at Okhla
WASTE-TO-ENERGY : A burning issue at Okhla

The Supreme Court has ordered a go-slow on waste-to-incineration technology that may be potential harmful to public health, but the MNRE is guided more by its focus on tackling urban waste. Kanchi Kohli reports.

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May 10 2011
INDIAN POWER
Unity in militarism
INDIAN POWER : Unity in militarism
The security establishment would like India to project its power more forcefully abroad. But to position this as an exercise in protecting the nation's internal unity stretches the imagination, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
May 09 2011
WOMEN POLITICIANS
Power women
WOMEN POLITICIANS : Power women
In spite of its gender bias, India has women in leading positions in politics. But this does not herald a new age of gender equality, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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May 01 2011
FARM MARKETS
Uttar Pradesh to set up 2000+ mandis
FARM MARKETS : Uttar Pradesh to set up 2000+ mandis
The Mayawati government proposes to reduce the distance that farmers must travel to take their produce to market to an average of seven kms. This should help farming families boost their incomes, writes Devinder Sharma.
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Apr 30 2011
SOCIETY
When theatre is a container for human concerns
SOCIETY : When theatre is a container for human concerns
Theatre of the Oppressed or TO is a tool that explores social change through personal change, and offers a new dimension of self-learning and discovery, Charumathi Supraja who was a participant in a Bangalore workshop recently.
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Apr 30 2011
SCALING INNOVATION
Areca leaf chappals seek market lift
SCALING INNOVATION : Areca leaf chappals seek market lift
Three and half decades after a scientist demonstrated the idea, chappals made with areca leaf sheaths have hit the market from Kerala. Shrikrishna D writes about the early success and challenges.
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Apr 29 2011
FILM REVIEW
Layers of violence
FILM REVIEW : Layers of violence
Vijay Tendulkar's Kanyadaan is not about domestic violence. It is about deeper, multiple, and sometimes invisible layers of violence that is an integral part of society. Shoma Chatterji reviews the play.
Apr 27 2011
GEO-POLITICS
China in the strategic debate
GEO-POLITICS : China in the strategic debate
India needs a China policy that cannot stampede it into a premature confrontation with that putative superpower. The military too needs to be brought on board, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
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Apr 26 2011
RESOURCES / MINING
Anguish in Angul
RESOURCES / MINING : Anguish in Angul
The proposed natural resource extraction in Angul district and other nearby places in Orissa will devastate the land and its already-suffering people even further. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.
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Apr 26 2011
CIVIL SOCIETY
The Anna Hazare phenomenon
CIVIL SOCIETY : The Anna Hazare phenomenon
The television cameras and news reports tell us how dramatic the India Against Corruption campaign's rise to national consciousness has been. The story of how it unfolded is even more interesting, writes Devinder Sharma.
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Apr 22 2011
CIVIL SOCIETY
On secular fatwas
CIVIL SOCIETY : On secular fatwas
The task of cleansing our polity of crime and corruption is best done by people of compassion, empathy, humility and deep caring, people who remain fair and non partisan even when dealing with those they hate, writes Madhu Purnima Kishwar.
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Apr 21 2011
RTI AND MURDER
Death of an activist
RTI AND MURDER : Death of an activist
Niyamat Ansari fearlessly sought to secure for people their rights under the law. The political economy around the delivery of those rights, however, proved too vicious, and he was killed. Simrin Makhija reports.
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Apr 19 2011
REGULATION
Lights, camera, destruction!
REGULATION : Lights, camera, destruction!
A filming crew's damage to the Kambalakonda wildlife sanctuary is brought before the courts. But how did it get this far in the first place? Kanchi Kohli reports.
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Apr 18 2011
SEX RATIO
The masculinisation of India
SEX RATIO : The masculinisation of India

The child sex ratio continues to follow the worsening trend established over four decades ago. Demographers predict that India's population will remain overly masculine for decades. Kannan Kasturi reports.

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Apr 18 2011
URBAN SANITATION
Reaching the unserved in cities
URBAN SANITATION : Reaching the unserved in cities
The failure in India is the major reason why the UN cannot meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the 2.6 billion in the world without sanitation by 2015. South Asian countries resolve to try harder. Darryl D'Monte reports.
Apr 15 2011
VOICES FROM THE GRASSROOTS
The way we used to eat
VOICES FROM THE GRASSROOTS : The way we used to eat
The government distributes rice and wheat to tribals through the PDS, unmindful of their diet and its cultural links. This gives them food security, but takes away their autonomous lives, writes R Balasubramaniam.
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