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POLITICS
With almost no local power,
can Congress President
Rahul Gandhi become a
national contender in 2019?
by AAKAR PATEL
FRIENDS IN NEED Flags of the SP and BSP flutter together in UP
18 Collateral Destiny
Caught between cross firing and shelling from either side, villagers along the LoC are in a
precarious spot. They demand to be urgently relocated.
INTERNATIONAL
Teaching in the times of
war: How war affected
American students
by REBECCA GORDON
22 Lotus Fear Unites
The BJP’s sweep in the Northeast has the saffron party at its strongest. It has forced opponents
to be innovative. The BSP and SP alliance could just revive the country’s opposition politics.
50 The Deep Side of Scam
What exactly does the Sheena Bora murder case have to do with the arrest of former
finance minister P. Chidambaram’s son Karti’s arrest?
Jordan: Indian investors’
gateway to 1.5 billion
consumers
by A.M.B. ANIL TRIGUNAYAT
64 A Darker Past
Beyond the glorifying biopics, reading Churchill from the perspective of the colonised
68 Ages of the Love Wine
From Devdas to Dev D to Daas Dev, the changing cinematic contours of Sarat Chandra
Chattopadhyay’s novella of love and pain
6 LETTERS 10 DEEP THROAT 66 BOOKS 72 GLITTERATI 74 DIARY
Cover: R. Prasad
FEATURE
Vrindavan diaries: In the
land of Krishna during the
festival of colours
by SREEVALSAN THIYYADI
Giving Wings to their
Dreams
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