Cover Marathwada Drought: Under-10 girls are dying in the trek to fetch water, couples ending up as indentured labour on sugarcane plantations. Is Marathwada really one of the five regions in industrially advanced Maharashtra Who will rescue it from the Dark Ages Prateek Goyal reports from a parched, neglected hell Also Read Curse of the Kohinoor: The government has waded into a historic controversy over the precious diamond, which is in the realm of legends, with many myths surrounding it, writes Charanjit Ahuja Peace more important than Mandir-Masjid Hashim Ansari - the oldest plaintiff in Babri Masjid-Ram Janmbhoomi dispute - talks to Amit Singh about ground realities Shooting the messenger: With attempts to control WhatsApp and internet blackouts, media freedom is taking a beating in Kashmir - often literally, reports Aijaz Nazir