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Rekhaji, time to rock
Older women enjoying a second season of visibility, success and relevance has been one of the nicest trends of the past decade or so.
THE NEW TASTE OF INDIA
Innovative entrepreneurs are redrawing the restaurant scene. In the offing is a fundamental change in the way Indians eat, drink and make merry
LOW POINT
The suicide of Atul Subhash is symptomatic of deeper problems of the law and its implementation
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?
When THE WEEK approached me with an invite to do an elaborate illustration on the future of India, I was a little confused because the theme was broad.
Fortoon tellers
IF CARTOONISTS ARE THE VANGUARDS OF DEMOCRACY, THEIR FREEDOM IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR FUTURE
WAR SCARS AND CHOCOLATE BARS
A photojournalist dives deep into the flourishing world of craft chocolate, hopping from farm to fermentery to factory, and comes back with India's untold cacao story
Good fences make good neighbours
When fences erode, or nobody is at home, neighbours tend to take advantage.
DID HARAPPAN MYTHOLOGY INVENT AHIMSA?
The scarcity of weapons, armies and indicators of monarchs or dictators in Harappa suggests a culture that minimised violence, and used trade as a tool to avoid conflict
PARTNERS IN GROWTH
CO-BRANDED CREDIT CARDS CREATE VALUE FOR BOTH CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERING ORGANISATIONS
THE SHIP HAS NOT SAILED
As India transitions to the Amrit Kaal, the development of its maritime economy is going to be essential. In this context, the proposal to set up a Maritime Development Fund (MDF), with a corpus of ₹25,000 crore, is a brilliant idea.
SAVING OUR SOLDIERS
The porters of Siachen are the unsung heroes who put their lives on the line to help the Army defend the world's highest battlefield
RISING IN LOVE
As a political cartoonist with 35 years of experience, I have seen various governments come and go.
A LIFE IN COMMUTE
Every morning, millions of Indians wake up to embark on their journey to work. Inside a packed bus or a local train, the atmosphere is electric with passengers jostling for a seat or a secure spot to stand.
Caste-ing a net
While the battle for the dalit vote is heating up in Tamil Nadu, the community is silently asserting itself
THE BURDEN OF HATE
How foolish are we to view ourselves through the prism of caste, creed and colour!
PRESERVING A LEGACY
Pakistan needs to unlock the immense potential of archaeology, which remains one of the least prioritised fields in both policy and investment
HARAPPAN FOOD WAS RICH IN FLESHY DELIGHTS
INTERVIEW Dr Nayanjot Lahiri, historian, archaeologist and author
BE THE CUSTOMERS' FRIEND, NOT THEIR SERVANT
You may not see Manu Chandra on reality cook shows or hawking his line of ladles and spatulas, but that has not stood in the way of this Delhi-born, New York-bred, Bengaluru resident from becoming a 'celebrity' chef who has won multiple 'Chef of the Year' awards and been noticed by the likes of The New York Times and Time magazine.
CITY OF WAILS
At the Mujtahid Hospital in Damascus, people grapple with death, despair and the overwhelming brutality of the Assad regime
SMALLER CITIES OFFER GREAT GROWTH OPPORTUNITY
When A.D. Singh transformed a decrepit haveli near the Qutub Minar into a Mediterranean-themed fine dining restaurant in the early 2000s, nobody thought that the place, Olive Bar and Kitchen, would be a harbinger of a restaurant revolution.
Future belongs to those who hustle
In the bylanes of small towns and boardrooms of big cities, young India is no longer walking the conventional path of a single job, predictable paycheck and a quiet march towards retirement.
Circle of influence
The circle of influence is not an isolated one. It is etched by myriads of experiences, relationships and learnings that we amass, helping us address tectonic shifts in life.
people
Andrew Garfield and Shraddha Kapoor was a cross-pollination waiting to happen.
Women riders and drivers
I am honestly surprised at how little interest the rest of India has in the Himalayan region in general. Right from Kashmir and Ladakh to Himachal, Uttarakhand and the northeast-these areas are filled and fueled by their own unique stories and histories, but are almost foreign to the rest of us.
The 'made in heaven' couple
Sobhita Dhulipala won countless hearts-and broke a few-when she married actor Naga Chaitanya at a hyper traditional Telugu Brahmin ceremony, where every ritual was scrupulously followed.
Raj Kapoor's socialism was Nehruvian
No other Indian actor or director was as popular in Russia, Eastern Europe and China as Raj Kapoor was.
The world is his canvas
Kochi-Muziris Biennale curator Nikhil Chopra views his new role as an evolution of his artistic practice to that of a collaborator
A FORGOTTEN ROAD
William Dalrymple's new book traces ancient India's role in spreading ideas and religions across the world
TALES FROM THE TOURS
India lost one match after another in this competition, except against East Africa.
We should not play Pakistan at all
If Mohinder Amarnath's life was a movie, it would be a franchise with too many sequels to count. He describes it as a 'Hitchcock thriller.