Faces of tragedy: an Armyman trying to get daughters admitted to school; a young groom to be

Wednesday 3 May '06

An Armyman on his way to get his children admitted to school, a brother taking the short-cut home from a shop he had newly opened, a young man about to get married, two men returning from work: the victims of yesterday’s Vadodara riots over the dargah demolition, Hindu and Muslim, were ordinary citizens not even aware of the controversy.

Sacred space, uncommon ground

Wednesday 3 May '06

Vadodara riots show how sharply polarised, and intractable, Gujarati society has become

The Conspiracy of Silence

Saturday 8 April '06

Gujarat’s traditional ability, and willingness, to paper over deep differences in favour of economic progress should not be read as a proclamation of peace

In depths of Narmada cavern, a power plant waits for raising of the dam height

Wednesday 29 March '06

To understand why frenetic construction work is on to raise the Narmada dam height to 121.92 m, you only need to look down below.

Hounded in Halol

Sunday 19 March '06

Gujarat’s outback plays out its own story of unusual friendship and misunderstood sexuality

No TV in Munaf’s home, Mom says will get one

Friday 10 March '06

Except for Mirza Street, the whole of Ikhar village cursed the two-hour early morning power cut as local boy and speedster Munaf Patel made his debut in the Mohali Test match and picked up a wicket against England today.