Cover Story

Dying young in Maharashtra
by Lyla Bavadam
For data that count
The tragedy of survivors
Interview: Vandana Krishna, Secretary, Women and Child welfare
Interview: Dr. Abhay Bang
Denial as policy:
by Arun Bhatia
An epidemic in Uttar Pradesh
by Purnima S. Tripathi

Livelihood Issues
Empowering the rural poor
Bias in the criticism

India & Pakistan
The case of Sarabjit Singh
Covert contestation

Education
A judicial outburst
A response in an earlier era
Legalising exploitation

World Affairs
Russia and China: Comrades in arms
Indian gesture to Afghanistan
A constitutional crisis in Iraq
Bridge of death
Sri Lanka: Ending a controversy
Chavez as the next target
A President re-elected in Singapore
Warning blasts in Bangladesh
A skirmish on the border

Heritage
Xian's warriors of clay:
by Sudha Mahalingam

Review Article
History as prison:
by A.G. Noorani

Cinema
Mangal Pandey, an unlikely hero

Religion
Interview: Prof. Francis X. Clooney

Perspective
Is India a science superpower?:
by Meera Nanda

Media
Newspaper mela in Mumbai

Obituary
Alice Thorner: by Utsa Patnaik

Focus: Career Education in New Delhi
Aspirations and new avenues
The career launchers
The charm of civil services

Focus: Prasar Bharati
Dedicated to the public good

Social Tension

Targeting Dalits in Haryana

Disaster

Katrina's fury
Perils of being black, poor

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Holding fast, despite divisions
Praful Bidwai: For a creative `near-West' policy
R.K. Raghavan: On prison reforms
Jayati Ghosh: A quisling Constitution

Books
Historic trials
review by Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Insights into rural economy
review by C.T. Kurien
Celebrating snakes
review by S. Theodore Baskaran

Also
The English Language
Letters