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Undermining history

In the urge to build a new Parliament building, the grandeur of the old has been compromised

Houses in harmony

The new Parliament building is expected to be ready for the budget session, but the old building will continue to host offices

Fearless Danny vs the fuddy-duddies

Old friends of Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud call him 'Danny, a nickname given to him by one of his teachers at Mumbai's 162-year-old Cathedral School, which counts Salman Rushdie and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as ex-students.

CRITICAL CARE AT MEDWAY HOSPITALS: THE SILVER LINING IN THE GOLDEN HOUR

Medical emergencies are bound to happen to most if not all people at some point in time and tend to be a shocking experience for the affected individual as well as their family.

DESERT ROSE

Women in Kachchh are finding their footing between tradition and transition

Turning over a new page

The BJP plans to implement Gujarat's model in other states vote-garnering

Lion in winter

Faroog Abdullah in the forefront of regional parties as J&K prepares for assembly elections

Tawang Clash - Angst Over Yangtse

It's face-off season once again, as China tries to one-up India strategically through border skirmishes

The Walker And The Sprinter

Different styles, different strides. Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal, who are so unlike each other and are striving to emerge as Modi's prime challenger, have their future interlinked

HIDDEN LIVES

THE WEEK shines light on those who tag suitcases, guard ATMs, garland guests and park cars—people we see without really ‘seeing’

Painting, by numbers

AI-generated art has takers, but there are problems galore

ARAB SPRING, IN MOTION

Saudi Arabia wants to become a cinema hub, and India is helping with content and infrastructure for filmmaking

FORTUNE TELLERS

India’s journey from a socially and financially battered nation to the world’s fifth largest economy is also the story of how some crises prompted prime ministers to look for solutions that led to epochal economic changes

AUTONOMOUS COURSE

From Nehru to Modi, Indian prime ministers have always taken independent foreign policy decisions, keeping in mind the country's geopolitical interests

ELUSIVE SOLUTIONS

How prime ministers navigated the country’s three key internal security challenges

FIRST AMONG EQUALS

THE POLITICAL EVOLUTION OF INDIA IS ALSO THE STORY OF ITS PRIME MINISTERS. THEIR DIVERGENT IDEAS MAY HAVE CONFOUNDED OUTSIDERS FOR THE LACK OF A SINGULAR NARRATIVE, BUT THEY HAVE KEPT THE COUNTRY TOGETHER AND LED IT ON A PATH OF PROGRESS

'EGG'CITEMENT EXPLAINED

How Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal got into the football World Cup

MADAM PRESIDENT

The role of IOA chief might be P.T. Usha's sternest test yet

Moving mountains

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s election as chief minister heralds a generational shift in Himachal politics and the Congress

LONE RANGER

Anka Rao has devoted most of his life to nurturing the Nallamala forest and its ecosystem

Expanding wisdom

The Mahabodhi Temple, a world heritage site in Bodh Gaya, is one of the most sacred Buddhist centres in the world and was restored more than once.

Airing knowledge

The Nalanda ruins are just a stone’s throw from the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara University in Bargaon. A world heritage site, it has archaeological remains from the third century BCE to the 13th century CE, including stupas, shrines, viharas and art works in stucco, stone and metal. The entire area is protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

LIKE A PHOENIX

Nalanda is regaining its lost glory as a centre of excellence in education

A brilliant mind

IT IS TRUE that Kasturba is only seen alongside Gandhi, but she is seen a few steps behind Gandhi in the imagination, serving him and assisting him. There is no doubt about that. She did serve him. She did assist him. But then, she was far more radical and independent than people acknowledge or are even aware.

Witness to greatness

I WAS NEARLY 11 when Kasturba died; and nearly 14 when Gandhi died. My views on them are based on my personal contact with them.

Shadow and strength

Stories of Kasturba’s leading role in the freedom movement are yet to be fully told

They ain't comin' back anymore!

It is time political commentators stopped harking back to Gaya Lal and his ‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’ days. It is natural for politicians to switch sides

The Rise Of Kejriwal

The unprecedented media interest in Delhi’s local elections can only partly be explained by the north-centric bias of major newsrooms.

Change for change’s sake

One always expects a good fashion company to shock and awe, but other than the magazine WWD that broke the news, nobody expected the ouster of Gucci’s frontman Alessandro Michele.

THE LAUGH LASSES

The Hysterical, all-women improv group, on menstruation, Jallianwala Bagh, Rajinikanth and much more