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Mapping the Mind

Sculptor Arzan Khambatta's first pen-and-ink drawings show is a reflection of his subconscious feelings

IN A STATE OF FLUX

While support for socio-political reforms remains robust, concerns about democracy, religious polarisation and women's safety indicate persistent disquiet

Inside Out

The late Maria Aurora Couto's essays belong in the long Goan tradition of memoirs as cultural history

Bombay Dreams

A visual extravaganza, Mumbai's stunning Art Deco precincts get their due in this lavish pictorial tribute

THE GRAND ILLUSION

Despite internal turmoil and electoral setbacks, a majority of people still want the INDIA bloc to persist, valuing a strong Opposition even as doubts about its leadership and unity mount

HANDLE WITH CAUTION

Not many in India are concerned about Trump's disruptive presidency; with China, they prefer circumspection. The government's overall foreign policy gets a thumbs up, though not the ties with neighbours

AAP GUARDS FORT PUNJAB

For Arvind Kejriwal, the question is not whether the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has a future in Delhi-it's whether the party can continue to remain relevant as an idea in national politics. In a half-hour meeting with 86 of the 95 AAP MLAs of Punjab led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on February 11, three days after the party's rout in Delhi, Kejriwal apparently let on what he has in mind for the party's future.

SOMETHING'S COOKING

Actress Sanya Malhotra shines in Mrs., the Hindi remake of the 2021 Malayalam drama, The Great Indian Kitchen

HOW BJP WON DELHI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the cadre on February 8 had more fervour than usual. After all, the party had returned to power in the national capital after 27 years, winning 48 seats in Delhi's 70-member assembly and 45.6 per cent of its popular vote.

THE GROWTH DILEMMA

Inflation, rising unemployment and stagnant incomes continue to be matters of concern for a majority of Indians, fuelling scepticism about the long-term impact of the government's policies

NEW STARS RISING

Pushpa stars Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna emerge at the No. 3 spot in the No. 1 actor/actress stakes, but cannot dislodge the royals-Big B, SRK or Deepika Padukone

Weaving New Life

Stylish home textiles get a new address in the Capital

WORLDLY WISE

A retrospective at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art celebrates six decades of the creative life of eminent artist Gulammohammed Sheikh

BLOCK THE BURNOUT

As stress impacts more than half the workforce and every fourth employee fails to strike work-life balance, more and more back shorter work weeks

Nights of Love

Purva Naresh makes use of nautanki in Chandni Raatein, her musical adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story White Nights

MENDING MANIPUR

Around the same time in the evening when President's Rule was imposed in Manipur on February 13, N. Biren Singh, who had stepped down as chief minister just four days earlier, took to social media platform X with a lengthy post addressing his \"indigenous\" friends.

BACK WITH A BANG

THE BJP HAS RECOVERED ELECTORALLY AND WOULD WIN A MAJORITY ON ITS OWN AFTER THE SETBACK IN THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION. BUT THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO BE A CAUSE OF WORRY FOR THE MODI GOVERNMENT

AN ECOLOGICAL EQUILIBRIUM

The first ever India Today Environment Conclave, held in Bengaluru, focused on some of the pressing green challenges facing Karnataka and the country, including climate change, man-animal conflict and the state capital's woes

PERFECT 10 FOR YOGI

At the helm for eight years in UP, Yogi Adityanath cements his nationwide appeal with the most popular CM title for the 10th consecutive time

KNIGHTS OF THE ARENA

World chess champion D. Gukesh and para archer Sheetal Devi are new favourites, as cricket's top stars retain their positions amongst both men and women. Sindhu and Neeraj, too, head their respective lists by long margins

HISTORY BOY

With his latest turn as Charles Sobhraj in Vikramaditya Motwane’s Black Warrant, actor Sidhant Gupta may well have found his groove

A JOB WELL DONE

The middle class gets massive tax cuts, the economy a consumption boost and the promise of reforms, whose execution will put India on the path to higher growth

An Artist's Garden

Veteran artist Amit Ambalal displays a lightness of touch in his latest series of paintings

NOW PUSH THE PEDAL HARD

Budget 2025 sets the direction on crucial aspects of the economy. But now it needs to speed up implementation, further ease regulatory clamps and introduce tax, farm and labour reform to get India truly going

Desi Diva

Restaurateur RITU DALMIA is basking in domestic bliss after her recent marriage to long-term partner Michaela Tedsen

DALÍ IN DELHI

The greatest surrealist artist of the 20th century comes to India in a major exhibition

Happy Together

ROHAN KANAWADE'S TENDER GAY ROMANCE, SABAR BONDA, HAS WON THE TOP JURY PRIZE IN THE WORLD CINEMA SECTION AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

SHIFTING EZHAVA GOALS

SNDP chief Natesan's editorial praised CM Pinarayi Vijayan and the Left...and blasted the Congress and ally BJP for their 'pathetic' treatment of Ezhavas

A Brush with Cubism

Deconstructed Realms, a new exhibition at DAG Delhi, offers a window into Indian artists' engagement with Cubism

THE VIRAL AND THE VENERABLE

The burning light of Upanishadic wisdom is not for everyone, they say.