Birds Of A Feather

Photographer Vishnu V. Nair follows Deb and Ankit for three months to capture their love and the camaraderie of their families.

Asterisk And Oblique

Traditional advertising is passé, thanks to celebrity fatigue and empowered consumers. Brands are now dipping deep into the bag of tricks to stay visible

The Brass-Knuckle Band

The Big Four in the Union cabinet are known for their toughness and tenacity. Will they help Modi set the rhythm for his second term?

Recovery Mode

As home minister, Amit Shah is expected to intensify the process of bringing back fugitives like Zakir Naik

Shikhar Dhawan - We Are The Favourites

Shikhar Dhawan started off as a classic, attacking opener. However, having opened regularly for India in one-day cricket for the past six years, he has evolved. He is now looking to bat deep, and has forged a bond with his partner at the other end—Rohit Sharma.

India And England Will Play The Semifinals

Former England spinner Monty Panesar, who last played a Test in 2013 and an ODI in 2007, has experienced the highs and lows of both form and fitness.

Her House, Too

India elected an unprecedented 78 women MPs to the Lok Sabha. More than half of them are first-timers with little experience as lawmakers, but they are determined to change the lives of the people they represent. THE WEEK features 10 of them from diverse backgrounds

Desert Storm

Gehlot is on the back foot after the humiliation in the Lok Sabha polls, but he will not give in without a fight

Choking Point

Why some could not survive 'death zone'

Blood! How It Sticks!

An assassination painting of Gandhi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan has long been considered astonishingly prescient. But is it just an exercise in myth-making?

Correcting The Past

Indian dalit-bahujan youth see Gandhi as a figure of the past and Ambedkar as the figure of the future

Heavyweight Halo

Canonising Gandhi has done him no favours; it has made him a myth more than a man

Switch Hit

Critics say the Vikhe Patils are power hungry, always chasing positions of influence to keep their Ahmednagar fiefdom intact

Making Of The Mahatma

Gandhi owes his intellect to a number of books and personalities

Hardik Pandya On The Prowl

A chastened and focused Hardik Pandya has put the opposition on high alert

Handcrafting A Resurgence

Rahul Gandhi Remains The Congress’s Best Bet To Resuscitate Itself. But It Would Take More Than A Decisive Leader To Tackle The Sundry Challenges Facing The Party.

Master Of All Trades

In his fourth World Cup, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan has taken his all-round game to a whole new level.

Great Expectations

Jaishankar and Pompeo concede that trade is a big hurdle, want to give diplomacy a chance.

Twin-Shot Treatment

To Revive Itself, The Congress Needs To Fix Its Internal Problems And Work On Its External Messaging.

The Lordliest Field

The mystique surrounding Lord’s Cricket Ground affects both players and spectators.

Recovery Road

Rural demand revival and employment generation will be Nirmala Sitharaman’s priorities in her first budget.

The Tibetan Issue Is No Longer About Political Independence

As Buddhist monks, in our daily meditation, we think as sentient beings, what we also call mother sentient being.

Boris The Terrible

His innate intelligence and inherent flaws may help Boris Johnson lead Britain and the Conservatives out of the Brexit mess

Homing In On Kashmir

On his maiden trip to Kashmir as home minister, Amit Shah outlines the BJP’s plans for the valley

Go Hungry, Baby

A faulty system deprives almost two-thirds of Bihar’s children of supplementary nutrition, leaving them malnourished and prone to diseases

Into The Wild

Meeting Mrs Khaan and other inhabitants of Jhalana Leopard Sanctuary

Rise Of The Phoenix

After the controversy over his book One Part Woman, the writer in Perumal Murugan resurrects himself in a different form.

Change Of Course

The Pulwama terror attack and India’s reaction have certainly altered the political narrative.

The Fog Of War

Truth is the ultimate casualty in every war.

storm in the tea bowl

the dooars region, which accounts for 35 per cent of india’s tea production, is turning into a valley of death. hundreds of tea garden workers have died of starvation even as the state and the central governments refuse to take responsibility.