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March 2017

Making Money

Promise and peril in the Indian bitcoin economy

Aria Thaker


Losing the Plot

A Violent End

An Awkward Silence

“This Simple and Terrible Thing”

  • The Lede

    • Politics / The Lede A presidential scandal ignites discontent among South Korea’s students Steven Borowiec
    • Economy / The Lede Nepal’s changing road to China Ross Adkin
    • Arts / The Lede India’s exclusive circles of competitive whistling Abhay Regi
  • Perspectives

    • Film / Commentary Hindutva’s growing hold over Indian popular culture Kamayani Sharma
    • Crime / Commentary The collapse of a murder trial weakens the fight against Hindu fundamentalism Leena Gita Reghunath
    • Politics / Commentary The BJP faces its next big electoral challenge, in Gujarat, later this year Anosh Malekar
    • Media / Commentary Massive layoffs at newspapers expose professional conditions that undermine the public sphere Hartosh Singh Bal
  • Reporting & Essays

    • Business / Reportage Promise and peril in the Indian bitcoin economy Aria Thaker
    • Economy / Photo Essay Tracing the journey of cotton from the farm to the store Jost Franko
    • Film / Reportage A cult filmmaker’s Indian misadventure Poorna Swami
  • Books

    • Literature / Books How Kedarnath Singh, Vinod Kumar Shukla and Mangalesh Dabral defy established movements in Hindi poetry Mantra Mukim
    • Literature / Books South Asian diasporic fiction from beyond the West Namrata Poddar
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