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June 2012
The Interpreter
Why Disney bought Ronnie Screwvala
Rahul Bhatia
The Dogs Of War
We Are All Mamata Now
Another Country
The Lede
Labour
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The Lede
On the southeast coast of Sri Lanka, a small band of surfers struggles to keep the sport afloat
Dayna Evans
Gender
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The Lede
Men search for equality in a society where women are first in line
Geetanjali Krishna
Arts
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The Lede
A project at Karachi’s women’s prison offers inmates a chance to draw their daily lives
Sumati Panikkar
Communities
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The Lede
Why generation after generation of men in a small village of Andhra Pradesh line up to defend the country
GBSNP Varma
Perspectives
Crime
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Commentary
The recent brutal killing of a former CPM leader exposes the grisly workings of political violence in Kerala
Paul Zacharia
Politics
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Commentary
A deepening divide within Nepal’s ruling Maoist party could lead to greater unrest
Deepak Adhikari
Film
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Commentary
Outrage over the new commercial for Havells fans throws up larger questions about the use of celebrities in advertising
Debraj Mookerjee
Conflict
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Commentary
How communal tensions have obscured the history of an ancient mosque in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar
Hartosh Singh Bal
Reporting & Essays
Business
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Reportage
Why Disney bought Ronnie Screwvala
Rahul Bhatia
Politics
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Reportage
What lies between Myanmar’s totalitarian past and its uncertain future
Salil Tripathi
Film
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Photo Essay
Iran's celebrated world of film
Stefano De Luigi
Books
Conflict
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Books
A book that breaks the tortured silence on the Kashmir Valley’s darkest years
Sanjay Kak
Politics
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Books
Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal is a cultural wasteland marked by pastiche, nostalgia, blind faith and two broken languages
Sumana Roy
Editor's Corner
Politics
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editor's pick
Editor's Pick
Nabeela Inayati
Arts
Arts
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Essay
How three expat artists approach religion and its relevance in contemporary India
Himanshu Bhagat
Film
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Essay
The restoration of some of NFDC’S forgotten movies is a fitting tribute to Indian Cinema in its centenary year
Jai Arjun Singh
Fiction & Poetry
Translated by JOSEPH KOYIPALLY
Benyamin
Literature
Five Poems: The Secret, Brahmin Girls, Only Shy, The Neglected Wife and Birds and Neighbours
Joseph Furtado
Letters from
Communities
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The Lede
An indigenous tribe in the Chaco seeks to retake its forests from Mennonite settlers
Michael Snyder
Communities
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The Lede
More than a year after the earthquake-tsunami, Ishinomaki begins rearranging its memories
Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore