28 Metropolis Under a Watery Siege Two spells of unprecedented rain have left Chennai residents helpless—and marooned 36 Behind the Bloody Curtain The Punjab of the ’80s and ’90s may be a distant memory but not a forgotten one. As the state is thrown into turmoil again, a former encounter specialist cop recounts in chilling detail the staged killings at the height of militancy in the state. 56 COP 21, A Copout Coming soon after the Paris tragedy, the climate summit in Paris begins on a note of solidarity, but when it comes to the nitty-gritty things fall apart 62 GM Mustard, Sarson da Saga All the old fears return as fresh deliberations on GM mustard get under way 70 The Big, Fat Malayali Wedding Sleepy Kollam is yet to recover from the Rs 50 crore affair that was the wedding of NRI billionaire industrialist Ravi Pillai’s daughter 05 LEADER 08 LETTERS 10 THE SHINE 12 SEVEN DAYS 16 DEEP THROAT 59 TRACK 2 64 BIZTRO 72 EAT, PRAY, LIVE 74 THE SKED 76 BOOKS 78 THE REVIEWS 80 TRENDING 82 DIARY