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NATIONAL Delhi is planning congestion tax , but will it work ? by DINESH MOHAN
NO MORE Students protest against the administration at a Lucknow law school
POLICY Big economic reforms prove that a hung Parliament , and not a majority government , is best for India by AAKAR PATEL
24 Turbulence In The Calculus The recent Bharat bandh by Dalit groups has put to test the BJP ’ s ability to hold its core constituency — the Savarnas — and Dalits together
34 Saffron Spikes On The Fabric The communal violence in Bengal ’ s Raniganj and Asansol gives the TMC enough reason to lash out at the BJP ’ s ‘ polarising activities ’ in the state .
48 New Waves Around An Island of Justice Post- # MeToo and crowd sourced social media lists calling out harassment , a storm has been unleashed upon ‘ progressive ’ spaces in India . Making sense of it amidst all the noise .
Modi ’ s Sharda-Yamuna river link project is a lucrative , contractor-friendly pipedream by HIMANSHU THAKKAR
62 Keepers of Debt Mountain When it comes to massive outstanding NPAs , it ’ s not only the national banks which are to blame . Going by the ICICI and Axis stories , private banks are equally inept .
66 Harder To Breathe There has been a steady rise in TB cases across the country . What is being done about it ?
14 LETTERS 18 DEEP THROAT 72 BOOKS 80 GLITTERATI 82 DIARY Cover : R . Prasad
FEATURE Spurred by a poet ’ s lament , an NRI reflects on his relationship with his mother tongue — Malayalam by ROHAN MANOJ
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