THE WEEK India - March 23, 2025

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YOUNG INDIA TURNS SPIRITUAL

It is cool to be religious now, with more and more young Indians turning to religion for solutions and solace in a fast-changing world. And, they certainly seem to have a different take on religion than the ones who went before them—both in why they have taken to it and how they are taking to it

MAHARASHTRA: Just months into its tenure, the Fadnavis government suffers multiple blows, starting with the resignation of Dhananjay Munde as minister over the Beed sarpanch murder case

SPORTS: The Rohit Sharma-led veteran brigade might not be over the hill, but they will have to be on their toes as age and younger talent catch up

@Leisure: Manish Malhotra is easily India’s most famous fashion designer, and also its most famous costume designer. He now wants his business to be at Rs1,000 crore, and he says he is not very far from it

Plastic buckets and parliament seats

The plastics industry boomed in the 1970s when our rulers told our people to make fewer babies. The dairy industry, already on a high milkmark, should boom if Telugu Desam MP Kalisetti Appalanaidu gets people to make more babies. What’s the connection? Hold on. First listen to India’s population story that’s already a statistical farce, and may soon be a political tragedy.

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Munde blues

Just months into its tenure, the Fadnavis government suffers multiple blows

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Immediate action can make innocents suffer

A SEVEN-TIME MLA, Sudhir Mungantiwar was minister in the first BJP-Shiv Sena government from 1995 to 1999, and in the previous Maha Yuti government from 2019 to 2024. He spoke to THE WEEK on NCP leader Dhananjay Munde's resignation and its possible impact on BJP-NCP ties. Excerpts:

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The invisible bias

Every year, the world celebrates March 8 as International Women's Day, honouring the resilience, courage, sacrifice and strength of countless women who, despite societal biases, have persevered and triumphed.

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Centre of attraction

If the enthusiasm at the Global Investors Summit is anything to go by, Madhya Pradesh is poised to write a new chapter of development

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I want to transform MP into a powerhouse of development

GIS 2025 surpassed expectations in investment commitments, participation, and policy impact.

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MDGA-Make Diplomacy Great Again

Must say that all the reports of 'Agent Krasnov' make fascinating reading—like one of those old school, thick-as-a-brick bestsellers that Irving Wallace and Robert Ludlum used to write.

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It is not NEP 2020, it is RSS 2020

TAMIL NADU’S RESISTANCE to the three-language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has reignited the debate over linguistic identity.

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RO AND BEHOLD!

As the Champions Trophy win showed, the Rohit Sharma-led veteran brigade might not be over the hill. However, they will have to be on their toes as age and younger talent catch up

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SACRED AWAKENING

YOUNG INDIANS ARE EMBRACING SPIRITUALITY. THERE IS ALSO A WARNING IN CONVENTIONAL IT FOR RELIGIONS

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Click faith

Faith tech is changing the way Indians pray, and it is good business, too

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Stage-managed spirituality

The theatre state has scaled up and nationalised what was being done in spiritual cults

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The AGI dilemma

Spooky and powerful, AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), the planet’s newest technology, has divine benefits, as also diabolical applications that can trigger our destruction.

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In search of Pampa

Salman Rushdie breathes life to the forgotten goddess Pampa Devi in his novel Victory City (2023).

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