Left with no Choice
In a belated recognition of sweeping developments both at home and abroad, the CPI(M) grudgingly admits changes in its programme and distances itself from past ideological tenets

Killing The Goose
A strike at India's biggest carmaker punctures its plans to retain primacy and retrieve the ground lost to competitors in recent times

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
Ghosts of Perception

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
Trident of Belligerence

On Cloud Nine

Angling for Power

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Going Steady: Lest We Forget

NAGEN SAHU, 60, Shahadabadi village
Life is as barren as it was last October. He survived the cyclone by holding on to a tree and now lives in a makeshift unit. The Maharashtra Government allotted him a house but with no building material available, only the plinth is ready.

DEBENDRA KUNDI, 15,Padampur village
He lost his mother, father and brother to the tidal waves. He was among the lucky few who went back to school and received part of the compensation. But he doesn’t have a house yet and lives with a relative.

Sujata Gochait, 33, Jiraillo village
Her main concern in the immediate aftermath of the cyclone was how she would feed her two daughters, Sunita and Sarathilatha. Nothing’s changed since. They remain as hungry and without a roof over their heads.

MANTU GOIN, 45, Jopa village
He was among the few who dared to grow paddy but with the land having turned saline, the crop failed. It’s been 12 months now but he still has no job in hand, no house, not even an allotment. It’s been a nightmare without end.

Paintings for Perspiration
"Affordable art — Celebration of Life" was a unique showcasing of art goading fitness junkies.
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Looking Glass

Calcutta: Music

Delhi: Restaurant

Delhi: Play

INDIA TODAY Deputy Editor Swapan Dasgupta voices the despair of a community that Jyoti Basu forcibly converted into a diaspora in his 23 years of zero-contribution rule. Day Dreams.

With the NBA waging an out-of-court battle, the real test for the Gujarat Government lies in completing the task of rehabilitating all those displaced. It's daunting but not insurmountable, writes INDIA TODAY Special Correspondent Uday Mahurkar in Despatches.