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Cannes can do
Never mind that India is witnessing a massive general election, perhaps one of the dirtiest it has ever witnessed.
AGEING BACKWARDS
THE NEW BREED OF WELLNESS’ GURUS—FROM FITNESS EXPERTS TO BIOHACKERS
Lady Whistledown's back
The new season of Bridgerton could have been a reflection of reality, rather than an escape from it
Lessons from music
Matilda The Musical is a total must watch
Sweet on cinema
If anyone can breach the chasm between chef and actor, it is Ranveer Brar
Free to be me
Deepa Mehta's latest, I am Sirat, is about a transwoman battling dual identity. It is a bold story tenderly told
A chain that links us all
How a governor of Andamans influenced the Barbados programme of action for Small Island Developing States in 1994
Bearing up in boring Britain
These days in Britain, boring is good. After the hangover of Boris Johnson’s wild escapades, Liz Truss’s wilder financial swings, Brexit’s economic nosedives, and Rishi Sunak’s flipflops, British voters find the unexciting rather appealing.
India is firing on just 10 per cent of the engines
INTERVIEW - KARTHIK MURALIDHARAN ECONOMIST
Richer states subsidising poorer ones cannot go on forever
INTERVIEW - D.SUBBARAO FORMER RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR
A midsummer daydream
From simplified taxes to daring reforms, India Inc’s wish list for the new government is long
Boom in the heartland
After nearly 80 years in service, the Carl-Gustaf weapon system continues to be in demand globally. Now, the Indian infantry’s go-to weapon will be made in Haryana
NOT JUST IN THE NAME OF RAM
When voting, Ayodhya has always looked at issues beyond the temple
LURE OF FUTURE
In Varanasi, the younger generation's preference for modernity is likely to guarantee Modi's hat-trick win
RAHUL AND PRIYANKA ARE OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER
INTERVIEW - KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA, DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER, UTTAR PRADESH
WE'RE BUILDING A NEW BHARAT; OPPOSITION CAN'T STOMACH IT
INTERVIEW - BRAJESH PATHAK, DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER, UTTAR PRADESH
MANN IN A CORNER
In a four-cornered contest, the division of votes might work to the advantage of the Congress. It could also help the AAP, which is fighting massive anti-incumbency, save face
STILL VOTERS RUN DEEP
THE BJP IS RELYING ON MODI AND YOGI, THE SP IS TRYING TO SHED ITS OLD IMAGE, THE CONGRESS SEEMS ABSENT ON THE GROUND, AND THE BSP IS IN A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL. THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE OF THESE ELECTIONS, THOUGH, IS SILENCE
AS LUCKNOW WOULD HAVE IT
The Uttar Pradesh tally could trigger changes in BJP and INDIA bloc
Battle of the exes
As former spouses take on each other, Bishnupur is witnessing a personal as well as political fight
The actor and the charmer
It is a battle of two Biharis in North East Delhi, which highlights the importance of the Purvanchali vote in Delhi politics
Searching for Surjeet
Ever since the British left us to our fate, freedom and franchise, many Indians have yearned for a two-party system like the way they have it in England—a neat polity where two parties contest for power, and the loser would shadow the ruler.
Angry, Young America
Campus protests against the Gaza war continue to linger as students demand a realignment of US ties with Israel
We need to engage more with communities
Designer Aratrik Dev Varman of the label Tilla has long been a lover of history. One could comfortably call him part-aesthete, part-archeologist, for his clothes dip into vintage styles of the Kutch, Sindh, Balochistan and Afghanistan, bringing alive antique styles and crafts. Tilla, the store and atelier, are situated on a tree-lined avenue in Ahmedabad.
The great luxury slowdown
A year or so ago, if anyone had told me that Tommy Hilfiger would have stolen the show at New York’s Met Gala, I would have laughed. But it seems the end of giant luxury labels is upon us even before we expected it. The American ready-to-wear designer Tommy Hilfiger seems to have created the maximum media buzz at the 2024 Met Gala, according to several data analytics firms.
RAP BRINGS RAPTURE
How indie artistes, especially hip-hoppers, are driving the phenomenal rise of Malayalam music
Employability issues are a narrative created by the corporate world
Prof Yogesh Singh is the 23rd vice chancellor of the century-old University of Delhi (DU). An engineer with a PhD in computer engineering, Singh has an impressive track record of teaching, innovation and research in the area of software engineering. He has more than 250 publications and his book, Software Testing, published by the Cambridge University Press, is well-received internationally. In an interview with THE WEEK, Singh talks about trends in higher education in India, the challenges faced by big universities, and how to make higher education more interesting. Asked about the perception that Indian graduates are “not employable”, he reacts strongly, and emphasises the difference between training and higher education. Edited excerpts:
SERVING WITH DISTINCTION
Conceived as a university like no other, Jawaharlal Nehru University became India's best. Here is how
Mandela Effect and Liar's Dividend
The complex tapestry of AI's impact on society
The other Sabyasachi
I am Sabyasachi Mukherjee, not to be confused with my namesake, the celebrated fashion couturier, declared the venerated director-general of Mumbai’s pride, George Wittet’s Indo-Saracenic jewel, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly known as the Prince of Wales Museum.