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When Justice Ahmadi Sentenced Terrorists To Death

Determined not to be arm-twisted into delaying the execution, he decided to hold a late night hearing at his residence. In the pitch blackness of the night, the original verdict was upheld. The...

A happy story, for a change

'I may not have had a lot of money to spend on her, but I certainly make sure the government did,' a Delhi electrician who inspired his daughter to study tells Geetanjali Krishna.Illustration:...

'We are neither terrorists nor anti-nationals'

'We are patriots who love India and the secular ideals it has always upheld.'Geetanjali Krishna listens in.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The other day, I went to Jantar Mantar to...

We don't even know who the poor really are!

'I worry that the suffering of these people might be as invisible as the people themselves,' observes Geetanjali Krishna.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Over the last few weeks, the...

The birth of an unlikely hero

'Suffering has no religion,' an Uber driver tells Geetanjali Krishna.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A riot isn't normally the time when one's faith in humanity is reaffirmed. At least...

Surely, this isn't the credit economy Modi talks about!

The banana grower, like everyone else in the village, was buying all his daily requirements on credit.The grocer, fishmonger and vegetable seller were all happily dispensing with their goods and...

No wonder they call him Ustaad

Shamsheer Ustaad refused to become collateral damage when his industry modernised, discovers Geetanjali Krishna.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com We often hear of people who have lost their...

Why Mr Jaitley needs to listen to Mr Gehlot

'I don't know how long the small-scale handmade sector can survive,' a shoemaker from Hisar tells Geetanjali Krishna.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The government would have us believe that...

Inflation's biggest, yet silent victims!

No, they are not you or me, says Geetanjali KrishnaIllustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The other day, when I was visiting a friend in Mumbai, her old cook brought a battered ledger for us to see....

The Kerala Story Review: Distorted

Any aware viewer, who might wander into the film, will be repulsed by this unabashed spewing of communal hatred, feels Deepa Gahlot. The idea of censorship is abhorrent in any civilised...

Mahesh Babu's step-mother passes away

Veteran Telugu actress, film-maker G Vijaya Nirmala died on Thursday, June 27 'I regret to inform you that my mother, senior artiste, prominent producer and director Dr A G Vijaya Nirmala passed...

What's your baby watching?

How do the shows we watch and the songs we listen to, affect us? The question bothers Geetanjali Krishna after a domestic worker gushes about her six-month-old daughter's love for a nagin-themed...

Slum Soccer changing lives of these kids

Nagpur-based Slum Soccer is transforming the lives of slum children with the help of football, writes Geetanjali Krishna. Photograph: Kind courtesy www.slumsoccer.org Pankaj Mahajan owes his...

Children of another dangal

'Dangal gives people the impression that Geeta and Babita Phogat's rise to fame as wrestlers is a one-off phenomenon.''Many young wrestlers in Haryana are capable of reaching the same heights as...

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