Articles
Oct 10 2009
ELECTIONS
The winter of our austerity
ELECTIONS : The winter of our austerity
Growing numbers of elected representatives fund their poll campaigns with corporate backing. And growing numbers of people with a big business background have ventured directly into the electoral arena, writes P Sainath.
Oct 10 2009
ELECTIONS
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All fronts and no backs
Will the Congress-NCP gain from a multiplicity of fronts which could dissipate the anti-Congress vote? Or will the Shiv Sena-BJP benefit from the Third Front's cutting into the Congress-NCP vote?
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Oct 07 2009
REMEMBERING GANDHI
A limited 'tribute' to an unlimited legacy
REMEMBERING GANDHI : A limited 'tribute' to an unlimited legacy
Instead of bothering itself with luxury pens, a truly egalitarian society would focus its attention on the emancipatory possiblities inherent in wielding a pen, write Venu Madhav Govindu and Deepak Malghan.
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Oct 04 2009
AIR TRAVEL
Emissions of the rich and famous
AIR TRAVEL : Emissions of the rich and famous
In discussions of the travails of the airline industry that have been taking place recently, its detrimental effect on global warming has not come up, writes Sujatha Byravan.
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Oct 02 2009
OPINION
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How not to remember Bapu
It is because his own Party stopped taking Gandhi seriously that most young people in India grow up thinking of him as a pious crank, used only as a meaningless icon, writes Madhu Purnima Kishwar.
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Oct 01 2009
SMALL TOWNS
Saved by the women
SMALL TOWNS : Saved by the women
Narnaul illustrates above all the value of investing in women. Many have continued to be active and involved even though they have little practical support from the Municipal Council, writes Kalpana Sharma.
Sep 30 2009
WILDLIFE
Indian forests can support 20,000 tigers: experts
WILDLIFE : Indian forests can support 20,000 tigers: experts
If all of India's tiger terrain was protected very well, including from cattle grazing conflicts from forest dwellers, it could potentially support 20,000 tigers, say some experts. Malini Shankar has more.
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Sep 30 2009
OPINION
Stories of development
OPINION : Stories of development
The images of developmental utopia cluster together in our head into a kind of heaven, a secular afterlife of instantly met desires. Rajesh Kasturirangan explores the narrative of development.
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Sep 25 2009
JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Judges under scrutiny
JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY : Judges under scrutiny
Despite recent concessions to be subject to Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court's attitude to the sunshine law remains a matter of concern, writes Pradeep Baisakh.
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Sep 24 2009
THE BUREAUCRACY
Righting the RTI
THE BUREAUCRACY : Righting the RTI
Shailesh Gandhi's work is proof that working in an accountable, democratic and transparent manner is possible in the official Right to Information machinery. Darryl D'Monte reports.
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Sep 23 2009
OBITUARY
The Borlaug I knew
OBITUARY : The Borlaug I knew
"When people fail to recognise farmers' role in feeding the country, be sure there is something terribly wrong happening", he once told me. Devinder Sharma remembers Dr Norman Borlaug.
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Sep 22 2009
BOOK REVIEW: INDIA ON TELEVISION
Cheerleading, rather than critiquing
BOOK REVIEW: INDIA ON TELEVISION : Cheerleading, rather than critiquing
Scathing in his indictment of state holdings in television, Nalin Mehta fails to note that commercial uses too can restrict its social potential. Romit Chowdhury reviews India on Television.
Sep 21 2009
TRADITIONAL JEWELLERY
New sparkle in Assam's jewels
TRADITIONAL JEWELLERY : New sparkle in Assam's jewels
With training from the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurs, a new generation of jewellery traders is making its mark in Assam, focusing on traditional designs. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.
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Sep 16 2009
THE DEVELOPMENTAL GAP
Many bridges to cross for children in Krishnagiri
THE DEVELOPMENTAL GAP : Many bridges to cross for children in Krishnagiri

The odds of children in villages in Krishnagiri district, Tamilnadu, making it to college are one per cent, ten times below the low national average. Some interventions are helping, finds Krithika Ramalingam as she records the many realities here.

Sep 14 2009
KG-BASIN GAS
Gas clouds over the government
KG-BASIN GAS : Gas clouds over the government
But for the dispute between the Ambani brothers, the many errors and inactions of the government would not have come to the public's notice, writes Ashok Sreenivas.
Sep 13 2009
THE WORLD STAGE
Superpower fantasies
THE WORLD STAGE : Superpower fantasies
Rather than seek to dominate or tower above other nations, the republic of India must seek to be less discontented and less divided within, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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Sep 11 2009
AGRICULTURE POLICY
Farmers sour on sugar cane
AGRICULTURE POLICY : Farmers sour on sugar cane
The handling of sugar production, sale and external trade by the government shows a complete absence of strategic planning on an issue that critically affects the aam aadmi. Kannan Kasturi reports.
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Sep 10 2009
CHANGE AND GOVERNMENT
e-Governance impact beginning to show
CHANGE AND GOVERNMENT : e-Governance impact beginning to show
e-Governance initiatives are paying off in states considered as difficult as Bihar, bringing to commoners easier access to public services. Some have been empowered by it to stop their exploitation. Ramesh Menon reports.
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Sep 09 2009
SPONGE IRON PLANTS
The iron is hot
SPONGE IRON PLANTS : The iron is hot
Loha Garam Hai is a no-nonsense, no-holds-barred comment on lop-sided strategies of development. It is focused more on information and education than on the aesthetics of cinema, writes Shoma Chatterji.
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Sep 07 2009
ELECTIONS
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Maharashtra polls, Act II Scene I
There are more fronts in the fray across the State this time. And with multi-cornered contests in almost all seats, there could be some major upsets, writes P Sainath.
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