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August 2011

Reform School

Can the Youth Congress expunge the sins of its fathers before it inherits their wicked ways?

Mehboob Jeelani


The Invisible Hand

Unnatural Selection

His World Of Politics

  • Perspectives

    • Media / News An update on the defamation lawsuit filed against The Caravan Caravan Circulation Help
    • Policy / Commentary …but abstention cannot be a policy Christophe Jaffrelot
    • Film / Commentary English-speaking Hindi filmmakers are changing the film song beyond recognition—not that there’s anything wrong with that Baradwaj Rangan
    • Conflict / Commentary Violence is a political tool in the city that never sleeps Shaheryar Mirza
  • Reporting & Essays

    • Politics / Reportage Can the Youth Congress expunge the sins of its fathers before it inherits their wicked ways? Mehboob Jeelani
    • Politics / Reportage Understanding the inner world of Sonia’s consigliere—could Ahmed Patel provide a key to her inscrutable government? Darshan Desai
    • Gender / Reportage The story behind India’s missing girls lays bare a global history of population control Mara Hvistendahl
    • Communities / Photo Essay Livelihoods at risk in coastal Bangladesh Munem Wasif
  • Books

    • Literature / Books The Mahabharata offers a kaleidoscopic world of possibilities to those looking to retell its stories Jai Arjun Singh
    • Literature / Books The sleeping giant has awoken but does it really come to life? Vijay Krishna
    • Literature / Books Embarrassingly English Nakul Krishna
  • Editor's Corner

    • Crime / editor's pick Measures of Urbanity Caravan Circulation Help
  • Arts

    • Film / Essay As Prakash Jha gears up for the release of Aarakshan, his most controversial political film yet, here is a look back on his repertoire Trisha Gupta
    • Film / Essay Requiem For A Vision Sharmistha Mohanty
    • Arts / Books Capture Everything Aveek Sen
  • Fiction & Poetry

    • Delirium Jeet Thayil
    • Self-portrait as Caravaggio Subhashini Kaligotla
  • Letters from

    • Sports / The Lede Kiev | In the Shadows of a Stadium Mani Shankar Aiyar
    • Communities / The Lede West Africa’s New Hub Pushes Out The Urban Poor To Pave The Way For Development Clair Macdougall
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