Cover Story

Himalayan quake
by B. Muralidhar Reddy
Base of operations
The people speak out
Remains of the day
The cold reality
by Praveen Swami
Grief without borders
Terror amidst death

Bihar

A verdict and the vote
The judicial intervention
Shifting loyalties
Power of the poorest
Migrant labour as a catalyst
A system in decay

Essay
Iran, what’s at stake: by Aijaz Ahmad

Urban Development
A breather for mangroves in Mumbai
The two Bangalores

World Affairs
Afghanistan: Far from democracy
India-China: On the right track Terrorist strike in Bali
Sri Lanka: For a winning formula
Sudan’s turnaround
Remembering El Shifa
Relative calm in Darfur
The presidential echo chamber:
by Vijay Prashad

Travel
Immortal Egypt:
by Mike A. Johnsingh

Review Article
King Gyanendra & Henry VIII:
by A.G. Noorani

Media
In the melting pot:
by Sashi Kumar

Health
Dr. Mecheri B. Sundaram on epilepsy

Labour Issues
The bangle-makers of Firozabad
Silent victims of silicosis

Corruption
CBI goes after sleaze
Casting its net wider

Reports
The state of science and technology
The methodology and sample design

Energy
The Sakhalin venture

Cinema
A professor in his labyrinth

Interview
Vikram Seth on Two Lives

Litigation
Age and marriage

Controversy
AMU’s status

Nobel Prize
Prize for game theorists
Award for a rebel
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Archaeology

Another surprise in Mamallapuram

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Power and corruption
Praful Bidwai: Shaken, not stirred
Jayati Ghosh: On reseravations in the private sector
R.K. Raghavan: The roots of police excesses

Books
Raw emotional intensity
review by Susan Ram
Emerging nations, women's rights
review by Biswamoy Pati
Politics of subversion
review by Shelley Walia

Also
The English Language
Letters