Frontline Vol. 30 :: No. 02 Jan 26 - Feb 08, 2013

Cover Story Remembering Vivekananda The iconoclast Swami Attempts at appropriation Legacy of service Tryst with the west Engagement with Christianity Politics Jharkhand: Coalition collapse DMK: Apparent heir Focus: DRDO DRDL: Missile designer World Affairs Venezuela: Rallying round Hugo Chavez Syria: A new year without hope

United States: Obama's war veterans Pakistan A cleric's agenda India & Pakistan Border flare-up Natural World Amazing antennae of insects Special Feature: Bonjour India, Festival of France Interview: Francois Richier, France's Ambassador to India Special Feature: Karnataka, A Success Story Interview: Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Pro-people governance Crime Against Women Forcing the issue

Column C.P. Chandrasekhar:The gold rush Sashi Kumar: On 'mediacracy' and intellectuals Jayati Ghosh: When home is no help The Nation Bihar: Changing equations Oil Companies :Evidence of cartelisation West Bengal: Politics of violence Science Notebook Disposing of nuclear waste New water desalination method Gene flow from India to Australia Data Card Dairy dilemmas World View Mali: French intervention Palestine: Cairo calling Sri Lanka: Chief Justice removed Books Voice of a bygone era review by Abhinav Chandrachud A cautionary tale review by Andy Beckett © Guardian News & Media 2013 The BJP and Nathuram Godse by A.G. Noorani Also Letters