Photo: Vijay Pandey ‘Indira Gandhi has done the most damage to India’ Revati Laul in conversation with Kuldip Nayar http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=hub210712Indira.asp #indira gandhi #damage #india #books #interview

New Wave Naga Chic Forget Zara, wear Naga. Asa Kazingmei’s debut at the Lakmé Fashion Week blends the traditions of his people with hip sensibilities, says Aradhna Wal http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=hub250812New.asp #fashion #ramp #LakmeFashionWeek #naga #chic #clothes #designes #designer #models #rampwalk

Two’s company The Punjabi rapper The Honey Trap He’s got the cars, the women and the money, but Honey Singh might just be an old-school misogynist peddling new beats, says Nishita Jha http://www.tehelka.com/story_main54.asp?filename=hub201012Honey.asp #music #HoneySingh #rapper #Rap #misogynist #Punjabialbums

Tanmay Bhat, 25, Stand-Up Comic ‘Stand-up comedy is an art form with good writing’ Mumbai-based stand-up comedian, Tanmay Bhat is part of India’s only comedy company, Weirdass Comedy. He has written scripts for shows such as Bring On the Night (MTV). He co-founded India’s only comedy podcast, All India Bakchod. http://www.tehelka.com/story_main54.asp?filename=hub01121psychology.asp #AllIndiaBakchod #TanmayBhat #comedian #psychologies #standup #comedy

EASTERN PROMISES The Kyi To the Great Game East Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to India is part of the new feel-good Myanmar story. But is ‘democratic concern’ the real reason driving the world’s attention? By Bertil Lintner http://www.tehelka.com/story_main54.asp?filename=Ne241112Coverstory.asp #AungSanSuuKyi #Myanmar #democracy #India #east #politics #Diplomacy

Photographs by Vijay Pandey MARCH OF THE LANDLESS We walk. For the good earth that is ours They have been waiting 5,000 years. They have marched thousands of miles. They are asking once more. Brijesh Pandey brings back stories from a historic march. http://www.tehelka.com/story_main54.asp?filename=Ne201012Coverstory.asp #march #landless #historicmarch #EktaParishad #JanSatyagraha #MarchoftheLandless

Photo: Shailendra Pandey His Left Seems Right, Honestly Riding on his clean image, the CPM has won four straight elections in Tripura. Can Manik Sarkar do it again, asks Ratnadip Choudhury http://tehelka.com/his-left-seems-right-honestly/ #ManikSarkar #aadharcard #elections #CPM

GANGSTERS ON THE LOOSE - Jailhouse Rock Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav had promised a regime without criminals. Three months later, some of the most dreaded ganglords in the state are strolling in and out of prison as they wish. Ashish Khetan exposes a disturbing trend http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=Ne230612Coverstory.asp #coverstory #akhileshyadav #chiefminister #UttarPradesh #gangster #criminals

Once a militant, always an outsider They returned to the ‘mainstream’, but normal life eludes them. Riyaz Wani reports on former Kashmiri militants, now living in the shadow of the guns they once wielded http://www.tehelka.com/story_main54.asp?filename=Ne241112ONCE.asp #Kashmir #militant #LoC #violence #Azadi

Arvind Gaur, 63, Writer and Director | Photo :Shailendra Pandey ‘Dialogue and debate from street plays inspire change’ Delhi-based theatre veteran Arvind Gaur heads the Asmita Theatre Group. His directions of Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq and Bhisham Sahni’s Hanoosh have been critically acclaimed. He is the recipient of Radha Krishna Award, 2007, and the Karmaveer Puraskaar 2008. #psychologies #dialogue #debate #street #play #director #writer #theatre

S Irfan Habib, Historian/Author | Photo: Arun Sehrawat ‘Islamic science is a creation of Euro-American universities’ http://www.tehelka.com/story_main54.asp?filename=hub131012Irfan.asp #books #interview #Islamicscience #EuroAmericanuniversities #SIrfanHabib #relationship #Islam #Science #jihad #ijtihad

The dark horse for 2014? By Rana Ayyub Exclusive: ‘Whatever I Told The BJP Was In The Interest Of The Country’ | As the battle for 2014 heats up, Nitish Kumar is poised to become the most pivotal figure in an election landscape no one can predict. Rana Ayyub mines him for his vision http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=Ne010912Coverstory.asp #2014election #BJP #NitishKumar #coverstory

Photo: Shailendra Pandey [Exclusive] ‘Muslims Must Stop Treating The BJP As Their Enemy No. 1’ In conversation with Rana Ayyub, Rajnath Singh sheds some inhibitions to talk about the credibility crisis that the party must confront today http://tehelka.com/exclusive-muslims-must-stop-treating-the-bjp-as-their-enemy-no-1/ #RajnathSingh #BJP

Udyan Sagar, 33, Musician ‘Media needs to support these kids making music’ Udyan Sagar aka Nucleya is an Indian dubstep and EDM producer. He has played at festivals such as Glastonbury and Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the UK and Lille 3000 in France. His album Horn OK Please came out last year. http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=hub250812psychology.asp #psychologies #music #musician #media #albums #kids #support

Investigation: Guilty. Not guilty. Guilty..? The CBI has been shifting position on Mulayam Singh Yadav’s disproportionate assets case, based on the UPA’s political cues. With the presidential election on the horizon, this case could become pivotal. Ashish Khetan tracks the curious political game http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=Ne050512Coverstory.asp #coverstory #guilty #investigation #mulayamsinghyadav #UPA #political #assets #CBI #election #game

Photo: Shailendra Pandey ‘In the coal scam, both the BJP and the Congress have been in cahoots’ | By Ashish Khetan http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=Ne150912Prashant.asp #coalscam #PrashantBhushan #BJP #Congress #judicial #corruption

POLYMATH OF OUR TIMES : The Free Radical As he turns 75, Ashis Nandy retains the clinical curiosity that has made him one of India’s leading public intellectuals. And a mentor for a whole generation that followed. By Ashok Malik http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=Ne020612Coverstory.asp #coverstory #ashish nandy

Manil Suri, 53 Author Photo: Shailendra Pandey ‘I feel guilty about Brahma not getting his own book’ http://tehelka.com/i-feel-guilty-about-brahma-not-getting-his-own-book/ #books #ManilSuri ##TheCityofDevi

Tenzin Tsundue, 39, Poet and Tibetan Activist Going to jail 14 times has sharpened my skills Tenzin Tsundue is a poet, writer and Tibetan activist based in Dharamshala. The author of three books, he has written for various global publications and won the first Outlook-Picador Award for Non-Fiction (2001). http://www.tehelka.com/story_main54.asp?filename=hub031112psychology.asp #psychologies #TenzinTsundue #Tibetan #Activist #Poet #writer #books #nonfiction

Photo: Tushar Mane THE DETOX: 12 Steps To Fix India’s Economy - A New Monthly Series 5. Make India a hub for Innovation Long-term prosperity will be guaranteed only by investing in higher education and research centres. By Jaithirth Rao http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=Ne020612detox.asp #detox #india #economy #hub #innovation #education #research #centres