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September 2013

Boomtown

Can anything put India’s defence middlemen out of business?

Toral Varia Deshpande


Art of the State

Cat’s Cradle

Chinese Whispers

Something to Sing About

  • The Lede

    • Politics / The Lede A remote, rocky outcrop in the Sea of Japan is at the centre of a heated territorial dispute Steven Borowiec
    • Sports / The Lede A basketball coach reaches out to young players in Srinagar Gopalakrishnan R
    • Film / The Lede What Aida El-Kashef did next Abhishek Choudhary
    • Arts / The Lede A nine-hour, multi-stage Kannada play draws packed houses Neha Mujumdar
    • Communities / The Lede The legendary pigeon breeder of Liliani Annie Ali Khan
  • Perspectives

    • Film / Commentary Will the Andhra Pradesh affect the future of Telugu cinema? SV Srinivas
    • Policy / Commentary The “two percent rule” that makes CSR mandatory for India’s largest companies could be an audacious move Jessica Seddon
    • Law / Commentary The arcane rituals of judicial appointments Suhrith Parthasarthy
  • Reporting & Essays

    • Government / Reportage Can anything put India’s defence middlemen out of business? Toral Varia Deshpande
    • Communities / Reportage The killer leopards of suburban Mumbai Michael Edison Hayden
    • Conflict / Photo Essay Survivors of ethnic violence in Assam last year slowly piece their lives back together Mark Carey
  • Books

    • Literature / Books Contemporary Chinese fiction through an Indian lens Anjum Hasan
    • Arts / Books Art and activism in our times Devina Dutt
  • Editor's Corner

    • Media / editor's pick Editor's pick Rahul Gupta
  • Arts

    • Arts / Essay The life and lyrics of Irshad Kamil Akshay Manwani
    • Arts / Essay What Shankar Nag fandom has to do with the making of and contemporary Kannadiga identity Sharanya
  • Fiction & Poetry

    • Literature / Books An Invisible Truth Murzban F Shroff
    • Three Poems: Spring in Beijing's business district, Mosque (c. 700), Xian and Monsoon Nocturn Priya Sarukkai Chabria
  • Letters from

    • Communities / The Lede Locals struggle after a crackdown on illegal mining in the country’s gold-rich regions Selase Kove-Seyram
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