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| Vol. 2, Issue 09 September 2010 |
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In This Issue
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After the Quake
January's earthquake turned Port-au-Prince into rubble. As Haiti's reconstruction stalls, many families struggle for food and shelter
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WILLIAM WHEELER
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Mongolia’s Release Valve
For Mongolia's marginalised youth, hip-hop music provides an outlet to discuss unemployment, anger and disillusionment
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KIT GILLET
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The Beef Over Buff
Why Karnataka’s Cattle Slaughter Bill is Simply Ridiculous
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VINOD K JOSE
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Hindutva's Politics of Denial
Unless Hindu fundamentalism is addressed, India will continue on its path toward ethno-democracy
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CHRISTOPHE JAFFRELOT
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Rounding up the Roma
Expelling India’s Oldest Diaspora Will Not Solve France’s Immigration Problems
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MIRA KAMDAR
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Absolute Khushwant
Absolute Khushwant: The Low-Down on Life, Death & Most Things In-Between (Penguin Books India, August, 2010)
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KHUSHWANT SINGH (with Humra Quraishi)
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The Legacy of the Looming Tower
How a proposed Islamic centre near the WTC site is testing tolerance and religious freedom in the United States
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BASHARAT PEER
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Cash on Delivery
Indian surrogate mothers are saviours for infertile Western couples. But who benefits, and is it ethical?
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SCOTT CARNEY
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Ruling the Dance Floor
How two musicians of Indian origin popularised genre-bending south-Asian inspired music in the US
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MIRANDA KENNEDY
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Art Floats
Guwahati enters a new cultural phase
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JANICE PARIAT
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Searching for Sita
Ayodhya is prospering, ten years after Ram’s triumphant return from fallen Lanka. A journalist seeks to uncover the truth behind the dissatisfaction that brews at the heart of this regime, however—and behind the darkness that preys on the Lankan war’s heroes. Most importantly, where is Sita? In this extract from an unpublished novella, we revisit Ayodhya in a unique piece of speculative fiction.
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SAMHITA ARNI
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Credo of a Giant Killer
In Japan, a nation that doesn’t take tradition lightly, the scandals of modern sumo are a heavy burden for the country’s national sport
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DAVE BESSELING
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A Different Imagination
Two books that can teach us much about the often misrepresented worldview behind the Maoist cause
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ASHLEY TELLIS
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The Crimson Throne
A historical novel set amidst the grandeur and intrigue of 17th century India.
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SUDHIR KAKAR
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Freedom: A Novel
A penetrating look at contemporary American society
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JONATHAN FRANZEN
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Shilpa Gupta
Shilpa Gupta is one of the most
critically acclaimed younger
artists
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NANCY ADAJANIA
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Editor's Notebook
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