Official double-speak keeps Indian women down

WOMEN AND FAMILY LAW REFORM IN INDIA Archana Parashar Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: Rs 295

Transient truths

UNTO THE FOLD·Colour· 87 mins·Hindi with English subtitles·Directed by Pravin Kumar·Samanvaya Trust, New Delhi&…

Forsaken forests

Economic growth and development are destroying Rajasthan's unique forest-based religious system

Serving in god's name

This dedicated band have abandoned their egos and selfishness to go about performing social service without any fanfare

`We are teetering at the edge of a new era'

It is very hard to understand why we do not seem to grasp the immensity and urgency of climate change that is already unfolding around us, says …

Muslim identity stays veiled

BOUNDARIES AND IDENTITIES: MUSLIMS, WORK AND STATUS IN ALIGARH E A Mann Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: Rs 220

The common root

The ancient tradition that sanctified groves for the common good awaits a voyage of rediscovery.

Give Peace A Chance

Only a campaign that aims to conserve "wants" with the support of age-old "religious beliefs" can lead to a less strifed and more "peaceful world"

Pak NGOs under fire

While right-wing religious groups in Pakistan indulge in a hate campaign against voluntary organisations, the military regime looks the other way

SOUND FINES

Guidelines introduced

Silent judgement

Silent dawn

Science crucified

A recent meet combats the anti-science wave in Europe

A cloning dilemma

A decision to clone human beings raises questions on the safety and ethics of such projects

Primitive classification

The Gonds, like other indigenous communities, still do not have sovereign political rights

Skin-deep Hinduism

Desperate Hindu extremists are making a mockery of the real problems that the river Ganga faces

Indian law caught in web

Can Information Technology Act deal with the dynamics of the Net?

THAILAND

Nightmare festivals

There is growing concern over the pollution caused by festivals like Diwali

New Genesis

The mapping of human genes opens up new frontiers and also gives rise to fresh fears

How cow became the mother of demigods

The current political discourse on cow protection disregards the history of beef eating in India

Making a killing

More revelations about how Africans are being used as guinea pigs for unethical drug tests

Loud campaign

Firecracker industry launches drive against noise pollution laws

Faith in spate

Sabarimala bursting at the seams with devotees but environmental concerns ignored