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Undermining history
THE WEEK India

Undermining history

In the urge to build a new Parliament building, the grandeur of the old has been compromised

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January 01, 2023
Houses in harmony
THE WEEK India

Houses in harmony

The new Parliament building is expected to be ready for the budget session, but the old building will continue to host offices

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7 mins  |
January 01, 2023
Fearless Danny vs the fuddy-duddies
THE WEEK India

Fearless Danny vs the fuddy-duddies

Old friends of Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud call him 'Danny, a nickname given to him by one of his teachers at Mumbai's 162-year-old Cathedral School, which counts Salman Rushdie and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as ex-students.

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January 01, 2023
CRITICAL CARE AT MEDWAY HOSPITALS: THE SILVER LINING IN THE GOLDEN HOUR
THE WEEK India

CRITICAL CARE AT MEDWAY HOSPITALS: THE SILVER LINING IN THE GOLDEN HOUR

Medical emergencies are bound to happen to most if not all people at some point in time and tend to be a shocking experience for the affected individual as well as their family.

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January 01, 2023
DESERT ROSE
THE WEEK India

DESERT ROSE

Women in Kachchh are finding their footing between tradition and transition

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January 01, 2023
Turning over a new page
THE WEEK India

Turning over a new page

The BJP plans to implement Gujarat's model in other states vote-garnering

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3 mins  |
January 01, 2023
Lion in winter
THE WEEK India

Lion in winter

Faroog Abdullah in the forefront of regional parties as J&K prepares for assembly elections

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4 mins  |
January 01, 2023
Tawang Clash - Angst Over Yangtse
THE WEEK India

Tawang Clash - Angst Over Yangtse

It's face-off season once again, as China tries to one-up India strategically through border skirmishes

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4 mins  |
December 25, 2022
The Walker And The Sprinter
THE WEEK India

The Walker And The Sprinter

Different styles, different strides. Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal, who are so unlike each other and are striving to emerge as Modi's prime challenger, have their future interlinked

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December 25, 2022
HIDDEN LIVES
THE WEEK India

HIDDEN LIVES

THE WEEK shines light on those who tag suitcases, guard ATMs, garland guests and park cars—people we see without really ‘seeing’

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December 25, 2022
Painting, by numbers
THE WEEK India

Painting, by numbers

AI-generated art has takers, but there are problems galore

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10 mins  |
December 25, 2022
ARAB SPRING, IN MOTION
THE WEEK India

ARAB SPRING, IN MOTION

Saudi Arabia wants to become a cinema hub, and India is helping with content and infrastructure for filmmaking

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December 25, 2022
FORTUNE TELLERS
THE WEEK India

FORTUNE TELLERS

India’s journey from a socially and financially battered nation to the world’s fifth largest economy is also the story of how some crises prompted prime ministers to look for solutions that led to epochal economic changes

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December 25, 2022
AUTONOMOUS COURSE
THE WEEK India

AUTONOMOUS COURSE

From Nehru to Modi, Indian prime ministers have always taken independent foreign policy decisions, keeping in mind the country's geopolitical interests

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December 25, 2022
ELUSIVE SOLUTIONS
THE WEEK India

ELUSIVE SOLUTIONS

How prime ministers navigated the country’s three key internal security challenges

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3 mins  |
December 25, 2022
FIRST AMONG EQUALS
THE WEEK India

FIRST AMONG EQUALS

THE POLITICAL EVOLUTION OF INDIA IS ALSO THE STORY OF ITS PRIME MINISTERS. THEIR DIVERGENT IDEAS MAY HAVE CONFOUNDED OUTSIDERS FOR THE LACK OF A SINGULAR NARRATIVE, BUT THEY HAVE KEPT THE COUNTRY TOGETHER AND LED IT ON A PATH OF PROGRESS

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December 25, 2022
'EGG'CITEMENT EXPLAINED
THE WEEK India

'EGG'CITEMENT EXPLAINED

How Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal got into the football World Cup

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4 mins  |
December 25, 2022
MADAM PRESIDENT
THE WEEK India

MADAM PRESIDENT

The role of IOA chief might be P.T. Usha's sternest test yet

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6 mins  |
December 25, 2022
Moving mountains
THE WEEK India

Moving mountains

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s election as chief minister heralds a generational shift in Himachal politics and the Congress

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December 25, 2022
LONE RANGER
THE WEEK India

LONE RANGER

Anka Rao has devoted most of his life to nurturing the Nallamala forest and its ecosystem

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4 mins  |
December 25, 2022
Expanding wisdom
THE WEEK India

Expanding wisdom

The Mahabodhi Temple, a world heritage site in Bodh Gaya, is one of the most sacred Buddhist centres in the world and was restored more than once.

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December 25, 2022
Airing knowledge
THE WEEK India

Airing knowledge

The Nalanda ruins are just a stone’s throw from the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara University in Bargaon. A world heritage site, it has archaeological remains from the third century BCE to the 13th century CE, including stupas, shrines, viharas and art works in stucco, stone and metal. The entire area is protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

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December 25, 2022
LIKE A PHOENIX
THE WEEK India

LIKE A PHOENIX

Nalanda is regaining its lost glory as a centre of excellence in education

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6 mins  |
December 25, 2022
A brilliant mind
THE WEEK India

A brilliant mind

IT IS TRUE that Kasturba is only seen alongside Gandhi, but she is seen a few steps behind Gandhi in the imagination, serving him and assisting him. There is no doubt about that. She did serve him. She did assist him. But then, she was far more radical and independent than people acknowledge or are even aware.

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December 25, 2022
Witness to greatness
THE WEEK India

Witness to greatness

I WAS NEARLY 11 when Kasturba died; and nearly 14 when Gandhi died. My views on them are based on my personal contact with them.

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December 25, 2022
Shadow and strength
THE WEEK India

Shadow and strength

Stories of Kasturba’s leading role in the freedom movement are yet to be fully told

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December 25, 2022
They ain't comin' back anymore!
THE WEEK India

They ain't comin' back anymore!

It is time political commentators stopped harking back to Gaya Lal and his ‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’ days. It is natural for politicians to switch sides

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9 mins  |
December 25, 2022
The Rise Of Kejriwal
THE WEEK India

The Rise Of Kejriwal

The unprecedented media interest in Delhi’s local elections can only partly be explained by the north-centric bias of major newsrooms.

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December 18, 2022
Change for change’s sake
THE WEEK India

Change for change’s sake

One always expects a good fashion company to shock and awe, but other than the magazine WWD that broke the news, nobody expected the ouster of Gucci’s frontman Alessandro Michele.

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December 18, 2022
THE LAUGH LASSES
THE WEEK India

THE LAUGH LASSES

The Hysterical, all-women improv group, on menstruation, Jallianwala Bagh, Rajinikanth and much more

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December 18, 2022