Meena Menon starts by sifting through volumes of archival history to look for causes for the first recorded instance of a communal riot in the city in 1893.
Section: Lifestyle | Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:46 IST
The district of Gadchiroli in Maharashtra has but one connect: that it is home to Naxalites. The media and government agencies tend to paint the Naxals’ presence in this district as an ‘infestation’.
Section: Lifestyle | Sunday, May 1, 2011 7:15 IST
This anthology of essays on the Northeast covers just about every aspect of the troubled region — from the role of the Army to the plight of children caught in a conflict zone.
Section: Lifestyle | Sunday, December 19, 2010 5:13 IST
It is sad that more than 60 years after independence, Indian police is governed by the regressive Police Act of 1861, which was enacted by the British to subjugate locals in the aftermath of the 1857 revolt.
Section: Lifestyle | Sunday, September 19, 2010 3:03 IST
Of the seven sister states of north-eastern India, the one most in the news has been Manipur.
Section: Lifestyle | Sunday, November 8, 2009 3:17 IST
