Heavy Mettle
For the first time in 50 years an Indian woman meshes skill with struggle and sweat to make the incredible journey to an Olympic medal

State Of Unrest
In the run-up to Congress party polls, Khurshid's sacking reveals Sonia's effort to promote the Tiwari group as well as her unease at Jitendra Prasada's rising influence

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
Nasty Reality

Kautilya
by Jairam Ramesh
Not Just IT it is Now GE

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
Now For The Home Front

Hung Jury

Mandap Mandate

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BOOKS
New Releases

Trees of India
Subhadra Menon & Pallava Bagla
(Timeless Books, Rs 2,000)
A look at 60 familiar trees.

A History of Socialist Thought
By Subrata Mukherjee & Sushila Ramaswamy
(Sage, Rs 295)
Origins and present-day ideology.

The Guru Granth Sahib
By Pashaura Singh
(Oxford, Rs 595)
A well-researched study of the canon, authority and meaning of the sacred Sikh scriptures.

Building Democracy in South Asia
By Maya Chadda
(Vistaar, Rs 295)
The democratic experience in India, Nepal and Pakistan.

Night River
By Keki N. Daruwalla
(Rupa, Rs 95)
A collection of poems that cover the Partition and the millennium.

True Story
A feature film of a woman coping with the loss of her husband to aids and with her own HIV-positive status
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Looking Glass
Kochi: Tourism

Chennai: Exhibition

If there was one word to summarise Putin+s style, it is Realnosti---Russian for get real---says INDIA TODAY Deputy Editor Chengappa in 21UP.

Targeting offensive and misleading commercials, vigilant viewers are now setting ethical bounds for the ad industry. INDIA TODAY Principal Correspondent Farah Baria looks at the new set of dos and don'ts in Despatches.