INSIDE
TREND
POKÉMANIA
36
The Real
Thing: Poké
As India goes wild over its first AR
experience, a look at the numbers
the game has been raking in
PROFILE
ASHUTOSH GOWARIKER
40
The Past
Master
Director Ashutosh Gowariker’s
latest take on historical fiction,
Mohenjo Daro, will have his usual,
elaborate accoutrements
COVER STORY
DALITS
10
The Dalit
Trap
Political parties might be wooing them for their votes but
below the surface the prejudices lie intact, resulting in
constant upper caste backlash
Illustration by ANIRBAN GHOSH
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BIG STORY
NEW ARMS
22
New Gun
Tantra
An overhaul of the Arms Rules pulls the
trigger on individual acquisition of guns,
while making it easier for the private
industry to supply to police
25
Sync ’n
Swindle
A small district in northeastern
Jharkhand becomes an unlikely
hub for cybercrimes in India
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GLOSSARY
EYECATCHERS
BANDEEP SINGH AND NILANJAN DAS
Page: 54-55
SIDHU
JAMTARA
UPFRONT
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NATION
NATION
GLASS HOUSE
28
Sherry’s Got
an AAP
Ex-cricketer-turned-neta Navjot Singh
Sidhu may just be the power boost that
AAP needs to take Punjab in next year’s
polls. But are the party’s steady hands
ready to pass the mantle?