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Eyes wide shut: How the state turns away from Manipur’s realities

The government’s demonisation of the Kuki-Zo and support for radical Meitei groups has driven a permanent wedge between the two communities.

Greeshma Kuthar

Manipur | One Year Later

Editor’s Note: The deafening silence on Manipur

As PM Modi floods the airwaves with bizarre edicts, the silence around Manipur’s tragedy lays bare the state’s unequal treatment of human suffering.

Vaishna Roy

Manipur | One Year Later

Arambai Tenggol: How a Meitei ‘sociocultural organisation’ became an armed-to-the-teeth militia

The Manipur conflict has many moving parts, but Arambai Tenggol has emerged as a key driving force that continues to shape and fuel it.

Angshuman Choudhury

Manipur | One Year Later

Singing in the dark: How artists from Manipur are reacting to the conflict

Despite economic hardships and threats, artists in Manipur are creating works to raise awareness, provide solace, and advocate for peace.

Angana Chakrabarti

Arun Vernekar from Karwar in Karnataka accidentally cut his finger while trying to collect blood to offer Goddess Kali. Here, he is praying for a third term for Narendra Modi.

From the Sidelines

400? 272? 210?

Three scenarios for Lok Sabha election 2024, depending on how many seats the BJP wins, and its impact on government formation and party leadership.

Saba Naqvi

Election 2024

As jobs and development take centre stage, caste loyalties trump communal polarisation in Uttar Pradesh

This could give more seats to Congress-SP opposition but is unlikely to demolish the dominance of the BJP alliance in the heartland State.

Smita Gupta

ELECTION 2024

BJP faces uphill battle in Himachal Pradesh as local issues eclipse national sentiments

Issues such as flood relief, Agnipath scheme, and challenges faced by apple growers make BJP’s prospects of repeating its 2019 sweep appear bleak.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge addressing a public meeting in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, on March 21.

INTERVIEW

Mallikarjun Kharge: ‘Nobody in this country imagined we would have a Prime Minister who lies so much’

The senior leader says he is confident that the politics of development will win over the politics of communalism and divisiveness.

Anand Mishra

ELECTION 2024

Contrarian Punjab may throw up a surprise again

The border State, where agrarian and drug crises are major issues, has always baffled pollsters by bucking national trends.

Gautam Dheer

ELECTION 2024

Will the smaller castes upset the NDA applecart in Bihar?

As Kushwahas, EBCs and Dalits show signs of moving away from the NDA, the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan eyes gains in the closely contested election.

Anand Mishra

ELECTION 2024

Can Trinamool’s welfare schemes counter Sandeshkhali scandal impact in West Bengal?

In the final phase, the Trinamool’s strongholds in West Bengal’s deep south could feel the impact of the Sandeshkhali controversy.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren attending the last rites of his uncle at Nemara village in Ramgarh district on May 6.

ELECTION 2024

Jharkhand: A battle over tribal identities

After bringing Babulal Marandi back into its fold, BJP is hoping to neutralise the tribal backlash over former CM Hemant Soren’s imprisonment.

Anand Mishra

ELECTION 2024

The Kunbi twist in Maharashtra could hurt the BJP

Maratha community’s demand for OBC reservation has sharpened caste politics in Maharashtra and changed the sociopolitical landscape of rural areas.

Amey Tirodkar

Demographics

Lies and statistics: EAC paper spreads alarming half-truths about Muslim population growth

Released in the middle of the election and amplified by media, the working paper says minorities in India are not just protected but also thriving.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

West Asia

Uncertainty in Iran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi

Raisi’s death creates a void and opens up a wide field for competitors vying to succeed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iftikhar Gilani

South Asia

Protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir reflect frustration with disempowerment and interference from Islamabad

With the death toll rising and political stability at risk, the region’s deep-seated governance and economic issues come into sharp focus once again.

Iftikhar Gilani

Interview

‘We have no seat in Pakistani parliament’: Justice (retd) Syed Manzoor Hussain Gillani

The former Chief Justice of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir speaks about the recent unrest in the region, and more.

Iftikhar Gilani

South Asia

Sri Lanka: Is it time for change?

Sri Lanka’s first presidential election after the protests of 2022 promises to be a pointer to what the people want: status quo or a drastic change.

R.K. Radhakrishnan

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Interview

‘I don’t think Indian theatre is at a crossroads’: Amal Allana

The theatre director talks about her biography of her father, Ebrahim Alkazi, a pioneering force in Indian theatre.

Ritika Kochhar

Art

Art of resistance: Venice Biennale, 2024

At the 60th edition, works on politics, war, sexuality, identity, and anticolonial defiance converge to make a grand statement against oppression.

Shaikh Ayaz

Counter Culture

Voice-over onslaught in Baby Reindeer

The storytelling in this new Netflix series about a failed comedian who is stalked and harassed hinges on its voice-over which refuses to recede.

Prathyush Parasuraman

Essay

Clues, culprits, and cultural crossovers: Indian detective fiction is entering the mainstream

Detective fiction writers now weave captivating tales that blend mystery, social commentary, and local flavours into page-turning bestsellers.

Tarun K. Saint

Book Review

Knife by Salman Rushdie: Chronicle of a death foretold—and foiled

The book cuts through Rushdie’s many worlds of darkness and of light, bringing with it the sea of stories that will survive.

Geeta Doctor

Book Review

Swadeshi Steam: A shipping company propelled by patriotism

The story of Tamil freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, who helmed a shipping company that hoped to stand up to a British hegemon at sea.

Manu S. Pillai

BOOK REVIEW

Zeyad Masroor Khan’s memoir explores fear of the ‘other’

The book shows the impact of communal tensions on individuals and communities.

Abdullah Khan

Book Review

Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings is a riveting read, but relentlessly dismal

The novel delivers a raw portrayal of a broken life amidst the ruins of Cape Town, challenging readers with its stark depiction of humanity in crisis.

Manjula Padmanabhan

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Book Review

Somnath Batabyal’s powerful take on Assam’s turbulent past falters in execution

Red River is an ambitious third novel examining sociopolitical issues of migration, statehood, separatism, and identity.

Abhinav Chakraborty

Bookshelf

New books on the shelves

Fiction on the intimacies of relationships, non-fiction on how a silenced community created a tongue of their own, and many more.

SHORT STORY

Birds of the air: A Hindi story in translation

Translated by Vanashree and Bindu Singh

Phanishwar Nath Renu

BACK PAGE

‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen

Appupen

Letters to the Editor

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In this issue

Eyes wide shut: How the state turns away from Manipur’s realities

Editor’s Note: The deafening silence on Manipur

Arambai Tenggol: How a Meitei ‘sociocultural organisation’ became an armed-to-the-teeth militia

Singing in the dark: How artists from Manipur are reacting to the conflict

400? 272? 210?

As jobs and development take centre stage, caste loyalties trump communal polarisation in Uttar Pradesh

BJP faces uphill battle in Himachal Pradesh as local issues eclipse national sentiments

Mallikarjun Kharge: ‘Nobody in this country imagined we would have a Prime Minister who lies so much’

Contrarian Punjab may throw up a surprise again

Will the smaller castes upset the NDA applecart in Bihar?

Can Trinamool’s welfare schemes counter Sandeshkhali scandal impact in West Bengal?

Jharkhand: A battle over tribal identities

The Kunbi twist in Maharashtra could hurt the BJP

Lies and statistics: EAC paper spreads alarming half-truths about Muslim population growth

Uncertainty in Iran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi

Protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir reflect frustration with disempowerment and interference from Islamabad

‘We have no seat in Pakistani parliament’: Justice (retd) Syed Manzoor Hussain Gillani

Sri Lanka: Is it time for change?

‘I don’t think Indian theatre is at a crossroads’: Amal Allana

Art of resistance: Venice Biennale, 2024

Voice-over onslaught in Baby Reindeer

Clues, culprits, and cultural crossovers: Indian detective fiction is entering the mainstream

Knife by Salman Rushdie: Chronicle of a death foretold—and foiled

Swadeshi Steam: A shipping company propelled by patriotism

Zeyad Masroor Khan’s memoir explores fear of the ‘other’

Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings is a riveting read, but relentlessly dismal

Somnath Batabyal’s powerful take on Assam’s turbulent past falters in execution

New books on the shelves

Birds of the air: A Hindi story in translation

‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen

Letters

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