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REBEL WITH A PAUSE

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s revolt turned out to be a dud; but his questions about Russia falling short in Ukraine and the problems facing the Russian army continue to trouble Putin

HIGH HOPES, LOW YIELD

Military transfer of technology is tricky business and the latest defence deal with the US has failed to meet expectations

TRYST WITH HISTORY

The Modi-Biden bonhomie was possible only because the bilateral partnership has been over several decades in the making, through the tenures of multiple presidents and prime ministers

ALL FOR ALLIANCE

Opposition parties seek flexibility to defeat a common enemy

Trade secret

KCR’s trump card, the Dalit Bandhu scheme, may tilt the community’s votes in his favour

DREAMERS, INC.

For those onboard the Titan submersible, this world was never enough

Wanted: A digital roadmap

It will help in preventive and curative cancer management

SICKLY SWEET

India sees an unusual and worrying trend of type 2 diabetes in children. The rise in such cases is being attributed to lifestyle- and diet-induced obesity

In gene and cell therapies, the challenge lies in overcoming the complexities of immune system

Sam Santhosh, who spearheaded India's genomic revolution through the incubation and launch of many companies that harness the power of sequencing and bioinformatics, holds a positive outlook on India's advancement in the bioeconomy. In an exclusive interview, he sheds light on India's potential as well as the areas where it needs to improve in genomics and drug research

Watch less, see more

With the increase in screen time, there is an alarming rise in the number of patients with computer vision syndrome

COMEDY OF ERRORS

Despite his desire for lighter roles, Nawazuddin Siddiqui does not seem to be getting it right

Namaste Broadway!

The success of South Asian artistes is quietly changing American theatre

SHORT-TERM COURSES EXTREMELY POPULAR

Interview: Dr Ishwar Basavaraddi, director of Morarji Desai, National Institute of Yoga

A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE

Interview: Ananya Panday, actor

YOGA CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO ANY FAITH

YOGA HAS BENEFITED me not only physically but also in all dimensions of my life

YOGA IS NOT A RELIGIOUS PRACTICE

HANSA YOGENDRA—endowed with geniality, flexibility and the ability to motivate people—has been practising yoga from age three. Today, at 76, she is one of the most respected yoga teachers in the world. She has also been at the forefront of the yoga movement in the country

TOWARDS PHYSICAL WELLNESS, COMFORTABLY

RARITY OF STRENUOUS ACTION IS AN ADVANTAGE THAT YOGA HAS OVER OTHER WORKOUT REGIMENS

A PERENNIAL GIFT OF INDIAN WISDOM TO THE WORLD

Interview: Sarbananda Sonowal, minister of Ayush

GROWING INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE

TOP SCIENTIFIC FORUMS HAVE EXTENDED INVITATIONS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CIMR’S RESEARCH

Artisan as artist

The fanfare around the much touted opening of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC, cleverly pronounced ‘en-mac’) has diminished. Sadly, so has the fuss around one of the most excellent exhibitions ever put together with India as its focus. The ‘India in Fashion’ showcase highlighted the global influence of Indian embroideries, textiles, drapes, motifs and design language.

The hotchpotch Ramleela

Trapped in our homes on the outskirts of Bengaluru in the autumn of 2020, and desperate for a little festive cheer, my township decided to build a 30-foot Ravana from scratch and put up a production of the Ramleela. Rachna ji’s cook was a decent carpenter and his young daughter could blow on a conch shell impressively. Brij ji’s driver’s baby girl had naughty eyes and monkey-like antics. Kamal ji’s ten-year-old grandson could pull off a booming, evil Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Armed with a bunch of yellow saris that could be swathed as either saris or dhotis, a playlist of traditional aartis and Bollywood bhajans, and a massive pile of donated cardboard cartons, bamboo poles and bright kite paper in every colour, we kickstarted our production.

Sajni Gill's scoop

We were meeting after several years. The setting was surreal. As was the journey from our temporary home in Canggu, Bali, to Sajni Gill’s sprawling ocean-front mansion on a cliff in upscale Uluwatu, three hours away and right next to the swish Bulgari resort. Our three hour drive time through insane traffic to chill with Sajni (who’d especially flown in for the day from Singapore), was efficiently halved by a manic cop on a motorbike, shooing vehicles off the road to let us pass. This invaluable service had been organised by Jagdev Singh, Sajni’s husband and business partner.

Beware the Dragon

Delhi should know that every opportunity created by its sectarian policies in the northeast will be exploited by China

Mahinda has a bigger role to play

President Mahinda Rajapaksa says professionals have a greater role to play in country’s development drive at CA Sri Lanka’s building opening ceremony

Check (up on) Big Tech

Oh, utopia exists. At least in our minds. But dystopia comes and goes, in different countries, in different eras, in different hideous forms. Now we are in “Technopia”—a world re-engineered by the omnipresent Big Tech. Their complicity in surveillance, data theft, disinformation, addictive click-baiting algorithms and unfair competition persists. The worry now is Big Tech’s corrupting influence on authorities—everywhere. European Union’s whistleblowers warn that tech companies are “subverting” democracy. They have spun out of democratic control; they have “captured” governments.

SHOCK ABSORBER

Shaitan is a show of blood, gore and expletives

Memories of mayhem

A new museum in Old Delhi is preserving partition memories and sparking conversations

REWRITING HER STORY

Forgotten tales of tawaifs are seeing a revival on screen and in print

Eye on Earth

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, set for an early 2024 launch, will help predict natural disasters like the Joshimath sinking

Without India on board we cannot save the planet

India and Denmark launched a green strategic partnership back in September 2020, focused on cooperating and promoting sustainable development. Freddy Svane, the ambassador of Denmark to India, says the partnership is ready to take off now like a rocket, with many initiatives and projects already under way. Excerpts from an interview: