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The Interpreter
By RAHUL BHATIA | 1 June 2012
Why Disney bought Ronnie Screwvala
Another Country
We Are All Mamata Now
The Dogs Of War

The Lede

Crestfallen
By DAYNA EVANS | 1 June 2012
On the southeast coast of Sri Lanka, a small band of surfers struggles to keep the sport afloat
The Second Sex
By GEETANJALI KRISHNA | 1 June 2012
Men search for equality in a society where women are first in line
Comic Release
By SUMATI PANIKKAR | 1 June 2012
A project at Karachi’s women’s prison offers inmates a chance to draw their daily lives
The Military Men of Madhavaram
By GBSNP VARMA | 1 June 2012
Why generation after generation of men in a small village of Andhra Pradesh line up to defend the country

Letters from

Paraguay | Entitlements
By MICHAEL SNYDER | 1 June 2012
An indigenous tribe in the Chaco seeks to retake its forests from Mennonite settlers
Japan | The Great Flood
By CLARISSA SEBAG-MONTEFIORE | 1 June 2012
More than a year after the earthquake-tsunami, Ishinomaki begins rearranging its memories

Perspectives

Conduct Of A Perfect Murder
By Paul Zacharia | 1 June 2012
The recent brutal killing of a former CPM leader exposes the grisly workings of political violence in Kerala
Red Elite
By DEEPAK ADHIKARI | 1 June 2012
A deepening divide within Nepal’s ruling Maoist party could lead to greater unrest
Rules Of Engagement
By DEBRAJ MOOKERJEE | 1 June 2012
Outrage over the new commercial for Havells fans throws up larger questions about the use of celebrities in advertising
Setting The Bhojshala Record Straight
By HARTOSH SINGH BAL | 1 June 2012
How communal tensions have obscured the history of an ancient mosque in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar

Reporting & Essays

The Interpreter
By RAHUL BHATIA | 1 June 2012
Why Disney bought Ronnie Screwvala
Another Country
By SALIL TRIPATHI | 1 June 2012
What lies between Myanmar’s totalitarian past and its uncertain future
On the Set
By Stefano De Luigi | 1 June 2012

Books

We Are All Mamata Now
By SUMANA ROY | 1 June 2012
Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal is a cultural wasteland marked by pastiche, nostalgia, blind faith and two broken languages
The Dogs Of War
By SANJAY KAK | 1 June 2012
A book that breaks the tortured silence on the Kashmir Valley’s darkest years

Arts

The Eye of the Beholder
By HIMANSHU BHAGAT | 1 June 2012
How three expat artists approach religion and its relevance in contemporary India
Bring Back The Magic
By JAI ARJUN SINGH | 1 June 2012
The restoration of some of NFDC’S forgotten movies is a fitting tribute to Indian Cinema in its centenary year

Fiction & Poetry

Five Poems: The Secret, Brahmin Girls, Only Shy, The Neglected Wife and Birds and Neighbours
By Joseph Furtado | 1 June 2012
Goat Days
By Benyamin | 1 June 2012
Translated by JOSEPH KOYIPALLY

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