Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Vasco To Vajpayee-The Prime minister's Lisbon sojourn evokes Lusitanian memories 

Flipside: by Dilip Bobb
Cracking the Code

Economic graffiti: by Kaushik Basu
An individual's honesty is reflected in the prosperity of his community 

Cyberchatter: by Samar Halarnkar
Watch the Rain Tree

Time to Say Nay 
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, former Rajasthan Chief minister kicked his 50 years old habit of tobacco consumption. 

Level Headed
Sonia Gandhi's decision to enlist the services of her Private Secretary Pulak Chatterjee led to some needless embarrassment.

Laloo's Last Shy?
Rushdie's "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"  haunts Laloo even in sleep.

Confessional
Cyril Mar Baselios took over last week as president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India after Archbishop Alan de Lastic's demise.

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Editorials
Deadwood Forest-Purging the bureaucracy of laggards is a great idea. But who'll do it?
Clueless Crowd-The CBI's cricket inquiry could do with a sense of urgency

Eyecatchers
Noyonika Chatterjee, Devang Patel, Aditya Chopra and Monica Bedi

Voices

Books
Tales from Tagoreana
Piquant Pakistan
Bomb Theory

Offtrack
Hiss Excellency-An autorickshaw driver is the most sought after snake catcher in Mysore town

Centre stage
by Ajit Ninan

Game Theory 
Tales from the wide world of sport by Rohit Brijnath.

Beat Street 
Listen to the experiences on the job by INDIA TODAY correspondents

Tall Tales by S Kalidas

Friday Fundas  
Musings on trends, shams and life by Ravi Shankar

24 Frames Per Second  
Sensuous and mesmerising account of the Tinsel town by Anupama Chopra

Loose Change  
An incisive take on the business and economy by Sudeep Chakravarti

Au ContrAiyar  
A contrarian take on stock markets, policy and practice by V Shankar Aiyar

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