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Mahatma Swachh Bharat: ‘I have work to do… I keep the temple clean, I keep my house clean’Subscriber Only
September 30, 2018 04:35 IST
The Indian Express reporters fan out across the country to mark milestones in the Mahatma’s journey. To bring stories of the footsoldiers of Swachh Bharat, whose job it is to wipe, mop and dust where the Mahatma once walked.
Tue, Oct 02, 2018
We are living in times when it has become very difficult to do satire: Mohammed HanifSubscriber Only
September 23, 2018 06:00 IST
Pakistani writer Mohammed Hanif on his new novel Red Birds and the war that will go on forever.
Sun, Sep 23, 2018
RSS detested Ambedkar in his lifetime but now must praise him: Ramchandra Guha
September 08, 2018 06:20 IST
Ramachandra Guha on the second volume of his biography on Mahatma Gandhi, the cost of criticising the incumbent government and why Dalits are a major political force today.
Sat, Sep 08, 2018
One year later, Gauri Lankesh’s newsroom returns to businessSubscriber Only
September 05, 2018 02:39 IST
The tabloid is now called Nyaya Patha and it hits the stands tomorrow on Lankesh’s first death anniversary -- with a special issue.
Wed, Sep 05, 2018
Fashion Your Own Fables: Can stories save a world gone mad?Subscriber Only
August 19, 2018 05:00 IST
In her new book, feminist poet-writer Suniti Namjoshi revisits Aesop’s life and asks: can stories save a world gone mad?
Sun, Aug 19, 2018
In Fact: In call for separate North Karnataka, some old wounds, some new politicsSubscriber Only
August 13, 2018 00:08 IST
Flagging the alleged discrimination to the North in the state Budget, a couple of organisations raised a demand for a separate state of North Karnataka last month.
Mon, Aug 13, 2018
How Kannada writer Vasudhendra’s book became a lifeline for gay men living double lives in KarnatakaSubscriber Only
July 22, 2018 06:00 IST
Thank You for the Stories: Mohananswamy’s readers continue to find him. He uses every opportunity to meet and counsel them. “I have to speak up, only then will others find the courage. Someone has to be there for them. Someone has to say, this is who I am,” he says.
Sun, Jul 22, 2018
Facebook takes down Postcard News page, owner claims ‘pro-nationalist’ tagSubscriber Only
July 17, 2018 02:08 IST
The website’s founder and owner, Mahesh Vikram Hegde, said, “When we tried to post something on our page Sunday, we could not find it. We have not received any communication from Facebook. So, we cannot even appeal against it,” Hegde said.
Tue, Jul 17, 2018
I Spy Eagle Eye: In Tamil pulp writers’ Suba’s novels, Chennai embraces its flamboyant, noir selfSubscriber Only
July 15, 2018 05:00 IST
Suba, along with writers like Rajesh Kumar and Pattukottai Prabhakar — and before them, Sujatha — was a part of the explosion of Tamil crime writing in the 1970s and 1980s. Their stories were serialised in magazines, printed as monthly novels, and devoured by a people on the move.
Sun, Jul 15, 2018
Karnataka: Debate over place of English as medium in government schoolsSubscriber Only
July 12, 2018 03:05 IST
Students in state government schools at present learn English from Class V.
Thu, Jul 12, 2018
In the ordinary, I find a diminished epic: Sumana RoySubscriber Only
July 08, 2018 06:00 IST
Writer Sumana Roy on her new novel, why she rejects all that is readymade and the subversion in her writing.
Sun, Jul 08, 2018
Kannur rolls out Satyameva Jayate in govt schools to combat menace of fake newsSubscriber Only
June 25, 2018 05:01 IST
Starting this month, teachers in 150 government schools in Kannur will be training students of Classes VIII to XII on how to spot false news and information, the lure of sensational news and the idea of the “filter bubble”.
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
Dog days: Bengaluru’s pet licensing by-laws and the protest for furry friendsSubscriber Only
June 17, 2018 00:00 IST
Bengaluru municipality’s proposed pet licensing by-laws have met with overwhelming protest from animal welfare activists and pet owners. It has led to howls of indignation from dog owners in the city.
Sun, Jun 17, 2018
Shillong: Impossible homelandSubscriber Only
June 13, 2018 00:07 IST
For those exiled from Shillong over the decades by a xenophobic politics, a willful amnesia has been the only way to move on.
Wed, Jun 13, 2018
Art is where I take shelter and how I respond: Anuradha RoySubscriber Only
June 03, 2018 00:00 IST
Anuradha Roy on her new novel, the perils of nationalism and what sustains her at a time of toxic change.
Sun, Jun 03, 2018
Ireland overturns abortion ban: Justice in Dublin comforts a father in BelgaumSubscriber Only
May 27, 2018 05:00 IST
Over the years, there have been many challenges to Ireland’s conservative stance on abortion — which, in effect, forces women to travel to the UK for legal and safe abortion.
Sun, May 27, 2018
‘Time for Deve Gowda sir too. PM in 2019’Subscriber Only
May 20, 2018 02:29 IST
Shivkumar Aaradhya had placed his trust — not so much in his party’s tactics in the Karnataka Assembly in three hours — but in Kaliamma and the “magic number”.
Sun, May 20, 2018
Karnataka elections 2018: Veteran of four elections, first-time winner, BSP MLA looks back at long, hard struggleSubscriber Only
May 17, 2018 04:45 IST
Mahesh won the Kollegal Assembly constituency in Chamarajnagar district, beating his nearest rival, the Congress’s A R Krishna Murthy, by a comfortable margin of 19,454 votes.
Thu, May 17, 2018
Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2018: As Congress sees opportunity in loss, mood swings in party officesSubscriber Only
May 16, 2018 03:37 IST
Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2018: The Congress office in Bengaluru, deserted since morning, was slightly more energised by evening. Party flags that had been brought in around noon were finally fluttering from its first-floor balcony.
Wed, May 16, 2018
Karnataka assembly election results 2018: Caution, celebration, dejection — the many moods at BJP officesSubscriber Only
May 16, 2018 01:35 IST
Exuberance spilled over to anger in the crowd against the Congress, but also against actor Prakash Raj, who had led a sustained campaign against the BJP.
Wed, May 16, 2018
Writing as an act of knowing: Why author-lyricist Jayant Kaikini won’t write a novelSubscriber Only
May 13, 2018 00:00 IST
How Mumbai’s egalitarianism — in space and language — and working away from the Kannada literary establishment liberated author-lyricist Jayant Kaikini and why the ‘Chittal chauvinist’ won’t write a novel.
Sun, May 13, 2018
Karnataka election 2018: On Basava turf, Lingayats question Congress move to win them overSubscriber Only
May 12, 2018 02:09 IST
In village after village, conversations with Lingayats reveal great resentment at the way the government has “divided” the religion and empowered those at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
Sat, May 12, 2018
Yeddyurappa popularity among Lingayats is down by 60 per cent, Modi charisma to 25 per cent: MB PatilSubscriber Only
May 11, 2018 02:56 IST
PM Modi has been exposed. The hope he represented, his charisma, have now diminished to almost 25 per cent, said MB Patil.
Fri, May 11, 2018
PM Modi’s speeches won’t give jobs, farmers’ relief: Sonia GandhiSubscriber Only
May 09, 2018 01:18 IST
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: “Modiji is very proud of the fact that he is a great orator. I completely agree with him. He speaks like an actor. But if his speeches could fill the country’s stomach, then I would like him to give even more speeches,” Sonia Gandhi said.
Wed, May 09, 2018
Ground report: In Karnataka’s IT constituency, a divide that’s showing now — social and politicalSubscriber Only
May 07, 2018 03:12 IST
With 4.7 lakh voters, it is one of the largest constituencies in Karnataka. Mahadevapura, a reserved SC seat, was carved out only 10 years ago, when 110 villages were drawn into the margins of a city expanding on a diet of multinational capital.
Mon, May 07, 2018Journalism of Courage
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