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The notion that democracy and capitalism are interlinked is nonsenseSubscriber Only
April 16, 2012 03:08 IST
The 1960s were heady days cultural and political revolutions,the death of Che Guevara and a raging Vietnam war
Mon, Apr 16, 2012
The census truth: More Indians have access to phones than to toiletsSubscriber Only
March 14, 2012 03:29 IST
53.1%,or over half of Indian households,do not have access to something as basic as a toilet.
Wed, Mar 14, 2012A winning shot for MoradabadSubscriber Only
January 29, 2012 03:47 IST
As India records a year without any new case of the wild polio virus,Uma Vishnu travels to Moradabad,once branded the worlds polio capital,to tell the story of a turnaround
Sun, Jan 29, 2012
May not need Voltaire to report on 2G scam but do need humility,hard workSubscriber Only
January 17, 2012 02:27 IST
Digvijaya Singh said that while he was in favour of self-regulation for the media
Tue, Jan 17, 2012Search for IdentitySubscriber Only
October 09, 2011 00:16 IST
For Chinnaponnu and Hamsa,domestic helps in Delhi,the identity that Aadhaar promises to give is just another way to be part of the system,even if on the fringes. Uma Vishnu follows them as they go about filing for a 12-digit number that holds much promise
Sun, Oct 09, 2011
A Kings Royal DilemmaSubscriber Only
July 10, 2011 00:17 IST
When the vaults of the centuries-old Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram were opened,they revealed a dazzling collection of wealth. Uma Vishnu visits the temple,meets a king in distress and tells the story of a temple and its royal connections. Photographs by Jyothy Karat.
Sun, Jul 10, 2011
Two sides of an ExpresswaySubscriber Only
May 15, 2011 03:17 IST
Bhatta-Parsaul,the countrys latest battleground over land acquisition,are twin villages along the Yamuna Expressway,a stretch that has triggered a gold rush among builders and real estate agents. By Uma Vishnu & Mandakini Gahlot. Photographs by Oinam anand
Sun, May 15, 2011Something to cheer aboutSubscriber Only
April 05, 2011 00:36 IST
How the Bimaru states helped slam the brakes on population growth?
Tue, Apr 05, 2011India biased against girls,child sex ratio is lowest since 1947Subscriber Only
April 01, 2011 01:11 IST
The child sex ratio has been in free fall since 1961,when it stood at 976.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011Astrologer Bhanu,BSYs mystic mentorSubscriber Only
February 27, 2011 00:52 IST
The eastern gates of the Vidhana Soudha,the building that houses the state legislature,were shut.
Sun, Feb 27, 2011
Census-II will count the parts that make the wholeSubscriber Only
January 25, 2011 00:21 IST
Exercise to find out everything about every member of every household,including who heads it.
Tue, Jan 25, 2011
The searchSubscriber Only
October 24, 2010 14:30 IST
This is the extraordinary story of a father who wont give up. Air Force Sergeant Ravi Shankar lost his daughter in the tsunami of 2004. Apurva was eight then. For six years,Sergeant Shankar has searched for her,and he will continue,he says,till theres closure. Uma Vishnu tracks the story of one mans perseverance against all odds; the story of a fathers refusal to give up on his child.
Sun, Oct 24, 2010The making of a numberSubscriber Only
October 10, 2010 03:13 IST
How many people does it take to change a lightbulb of an idea into a 12-digit unique identity for each of Indias 1.2 billion people? A small team of 150,led by Nandan Nilekani
Sun, Oct 10, 2010
Muziris Lost and FoundSubscriber Only
August 01, 2010 00:43 IST
Thousands of years ago,Muziris was a thriving port city on the western coast of India,with links to the Roman empire. And then,it disappeared. Now,four seasons of excavations in Pattanam,a coastal village in Keralas Ernakulam,have revealed that this could be Muziris....
Sun, Aug 01, 2010UncensusSubscriber Only
June 26, 2010 22:47 IST
Unfortunately,Bose the demographer is hard to find here....
Sat, Jun 26, 2010Can a brother wreck his sisters life because she married outside the caste? Is that justified?Subscriber Only
May 16, 2010 21:57 IST
In 2004,months after Sushma Tiwari married Prabhu Nochil,an OBC from Kerala,her brother Dilip Tiwari killed her husband and three others in a chawl in Mumbai. A sessions court and the Bombay High Court sentenced Dilip to death but last year,the Supreme Court reduced the sentence to life imprisonment. Sushma is now fighting for death for her brother....
Sun, May 16, 2010Once upon a Census: caught between need for caste count and difficulties in ’31Subscriber Only
May 09, 2010 21:39 IST
While the government has decided to make changes in the ongoing Census exercise to include a headcount on the basis of caste,80 years ago...
Sun, May 09, 2010
Weekend visitsSubscriber Only
May 02, 2010 22:24 IST
What are you doing this Sunday? Would you like to drive up to a hospice,next door to Safdarjung Hospital,and meet Rajesh Bhakt,a 19-year-old terminally ill cancer patient?
Sun, May 02, 2010Will 1 billion people please stand upSubscriber Only
March 28, 2010 23:07 IST
Since 1872,India has held a Census every 10 years without break,through a World War,freedom struggle,Partition,floods and earthquakes. As the country prepares to roll out the first phase of Census 2011 on April 1,UMA VISHNU looks at the scale of Indias 15th Census as enumerators fan out across the country looking for the numbers that tell the story of India.....
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
The colours of divinitySubscriber Only
January 03, 2010 04:55 IST
On a cold December morning,Shima Mahdavi breaks into a flurry of expressions on instructions from her aashan (teacher).
Sun, Jan 03, 2010The French windows are wide openSubscriber Only
November 20, 2009 04:06 IST
To be French,you must wear a beret and carry a baguette at all times. France is in the midst of a raging debate...
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
French Connection Wide OpenSubscriber Only
November 19, 2009 23:29 IST
To be French,you must wear a beret and carry a baguette at all times. France is in the midst of a raging debateinitiated by Eric Bensson,Frances minister of national identity...
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
The French Windows Are Wide OpenSubscriber Only
November 19, 2009 00:45 IST
To be French,you must wear a beret and carry a baguette at all times. France is in the midst of a raging debate initiated by Eric Bensson,Frances minister of national identity...
Thu, Nov 19, 2009What the world is readingSubscriber Only
November 10, 2009 22:31 IST
When Colombian druglord Pablo Escobar was gunned down in 1993,his teenaged son Juan Pablo declared: If its true,Ill kill all the sons of bitches.
Tue, Nov 10, 2009Edwina-Nehru relationship mostly platonic,not always: French authorSubscriber Only
November 09, 2009 03:55 IST
Catherine Clement,French philosopher,feminist and the author of Edwina and Nehru,says Congress president Sonia Gandhi was not shocked at all with Clements novel in 1993....
Mon, Nov 09, 2009Journalism of Courage
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