Cover A District Damned: Another big dam, this time in UP’s Sonbhadra, is driving Dalit and Adivasi villagers to the edge of despair while the State tries to snout out their resistance by hook or by crook. A ground report by Nidheesh J Villatt. Photographs by Vijay Pandey Also Read OROP: The scheme has finally seen the light of day but veterans are far from satisfied with its clauses, says Anisha Dutta Bihar Polls: Saffron United Vs Secular Not-So-United. Acid Test for Modi ahead as the triumvirate of Congress, JD U and RJD hopes to halt the saffron brigade, writes KN Ashok Photo Essay: A look back at some iconic photographs that changed the narrative. By Gizala Shabnam Exclusive interview with award-winning photojournalist Arko Datta and cartoonists Rohan Chakravarty and Arjun Srivathsa