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An Indian law for war-time

You cannot fault the government for timing on this one. The 11 September terrorist attacks in New York and Washington and the United Nations response in calling on members to

By Ranjit Devraj

/ 1 Nov 2001

Have a heart for infidel bovines

The Bharatiya Janata Party of India, and its backup organisations, the Shiv Sena and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, would like to pretend that they stand up for the cow. But

By Kanak Mani Dixit

/ 1 Oct 2001

Why not to fear a nuclear war?

Between the 1960s and the 1980s, the cold war between the US and the USSR was such that if the former launched a nuke-mounted missile, Soviet satellites were capable

By The Editors

/ 1 Oct 2001

The Dancing Elephant before the American Eagle

When the terror hit the United States on 11 September, while watching the endless reruns of the passenger jets ramming into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre,

By C K Lal

/ 1 Oct 2001

The Great Indian Newspaper Revolution

India's Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Politics and the Indian Language Press, 1977-99 by Robin Jeffrey Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2000 Price: INR 545, Pages: xviii+234

By Shanuj V.C

/ 1 Sep 2001

‘Imagined Communities’ in a Shaky Subcontinent

India & Pakistan: Inventing the Nation by Ian Talbot Arnold Publishers, London, 2000

By Sreeram Sundar Chaulia

/ 1 Sep 2001

The Indian State and the Madrasa

Ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition I ' assumed office at the Centre in India, there has been a spate of attacks on Muslim madrasas (religious schools), mosques

By Yoginder Sikand

/ 1 Sep 2001

HINDI FILM: THE RISE OF THE CONSUMABLE HERO

The economics of Hindi cinema was turned on its head while we were not watching, and scripts, sets, locations, language, heroes and heroines are all no longer what they were.

By Sudhanva Deshpande

/ 1 Aug 2001

SOUTH ASIA AND THE SUMMITEERS

When the Indian prime minister and the Pakistani generalissimo met to talk in Agra, the leaders, spin-managers and commentators on both sides forgot one critical point: that both countries

By The Editors

/ 1 Aug 2001

Conformist Minds of India

In his fight against the British Empire, Gandhi realised early on that the entity called India was not a nation in reality but merely a geographical expression of historic significance.

By C K Lal

/ 1 Jul 2001

Untouchability and India’s (D)urban Elite

Untouchability is abolished now and its practice under any form is prohibited. (Constitution of India, Article 17) Despite the constitutional mandate, untouchability is prevalent in 12 states—Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,

By Subhash Gatade

/ 1 Jul 2001

Surmise of a conspiracy

I have some questions regarding Subir Bhaumik's piece ("Conspirator's Cauldron") in the May issue of Himal. I am not entirely certain that there are

By Irfan Ahmad

/ 1 Jun 2001