Putin’s apologists    by S Prasannarajan;  Why Congress is essential for India and how it can be revived    by Shashi Tharoor;  In search of the perfect city    by Gautam Bhatia;  The pursuit of pleasure    by Bibek Debroy;  Redemption song    by Boria Majumdar;  Party and the family    by Pallavi Aiyar;  Whisperer    by Jayanta Ghosal;  Open diary    by Swapan Dasgupta;  Who’s afraid of the Hindu vote    by PR Ramesh and Siddharth Singh;  The homecoming of the Gods    by Rajeev Deshpande;  Fear and facts    by Lhendup G Bhutia;  Leading ladies    by Kaveree Bamzai;  What’s in a medium    by Karin Zitzewitz;  An Imprisoned mind    by Vineetha Mokkil;  Home alone in Kerala    by Geeta Doctor;  Are we eating to extinction    by Shylashri Shankar;  Stargazer    by Kaveree Bamzai and more…