Cover Story

Stolen childhood
Problems on the education front
Interview: Shahid Meezan
Long way to go
Fireworks and some truths
Interview: Ashok Agarwal
Kerala difference

Reservation
Ambiguous verdict

Sri Lanka
From bad to worse

The States

Rajasthan: Battle of Ghadsana farmers
Madhya Pradesh: Rape and more
Kerala: Unhealthy insurance scheme

World Affairs
Lula landslide
South Korea: Nuclear fallout
Venezuela: Victory in failure
Islam in America

Travel
Historic Herat

Cinema
Jafar Panahi's on-screen revolt
Video volunteers

Social Issues
A Bill for the aged

Column
Praful Bidwai: Not by raw power alone
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Can Asia stall a global recession?
Bhaskar Ghose: Passing by on the other side
R.K. Raghavan: A judgment to remember

Books
Murky drama
review by M.S. Prabhakara
Caligula & his horse
review by A.G. Noorani
Campus with credo
review by A.G. Noorani

Also
The English Language
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Letters