The bloodstained Cross    by S Prasannarajan;  Sri Lanka: Prayer after horror    by V Shoba;  Rising from the ashes    by Sasanka Perera;  A sobering moment    by Frederica Jansz;  A limited thriller    by Michael Kugelman;  The national spirit   by Rachel Dwyer;  Open diary    by Swapan Dasgupta;  Poll pot    by Jayanta Ghosal;  Sculptural fictions    by Ranjit Hoskote;  Inside the mind of the Indian Muslim voter    by Ullekh NP and Amita Shah;  Sisters lose    by Kaveree Bamzai;  In conversation with Preet Bharara    by Bhavya Dore;  The politics of desire    by Palash Krishna Mehrotra;  Uneasy home    by Rohit Chakraborty;  Killer Instinct    by Aditya Mani Jha;  Independence day    by Prachi Sibal;  Fasting and feasting    by Dr Ambrish Mithal;  Siddhant’s time has come    by Rajeev Masand and more…