The Poliglot This Week The reasons behind the BJP’s nomination choices in MP; Bihar missing Laloo this election season; VS , still the people’s comrade in Kerala...and much more. Plus, interviews with the Congress’s Jyotiraditya Scindia and former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda.  Big Cat Scare Amid elections, villages near the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve live in fear of man-eating tigers  Haunting Explosions The recent bomb blasts in Sri Lanka convey that the violent turmoil many thought the island nation had left behind still seeks outlets. Attempting to understand the tragedy.  Gender and the General Election Theres a lot to be gathered from the way the republic treats its women candidates. A look at the problems they face on the ground during the country’s biggest elections.  Those Red Bricks Are Rare Once, the entire countryside of Bengal was dotted with them, but that was another political age. Now, the communes of the Left are a rarity. We glance at a few remaining ones.