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Unborn Legacies
Tribal infants continue to die in a state with India’s best healthcare, a startling indictment of the failure of public health schemes.
Portraits of Women
Women filmmakers are bringing to audiences real women, flaws and all.
Breakaway Republics
A hundred-odd tribal villages have declared independence by putting up stone slabs to mark areas where the government writ won’t run
The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away
Citizen Power
Thirty years ago, four people—a former Indian Administrative Services officer, a couple from Rajasthan and a college dropout—moved into a hut in the village of Devdungri in Rajsamand district.
A Flight Delay
The defence ministry’s quest to buy jets is flying at biplane speed
Refreshing Change
India Today’s Safaigiri Awards celebrate the champions of a new, swachh Bharat
Spyder's Web
Mahesh Banu is synonymous with masculine charm in Telugu land. But, as the growing depth and substance of his performance over the past 15 years shows, there's more to the actor than just good looks. Releasing this week, Spyder, directed by A.R. Murugadoss, marks yet another milestone for Mahesh -- surprising his earlier blockbusters like Pokiri (2006), Businessman (2012) or Srimanthudu (2015). Having already wowed Tamil and Telugu audiences, it eared $1 million on its debut in US theatres on September 26.
Creative Instincts
Rameshwar Broota feels it is important that an artist does not behave like an automated machine but creates only when he is inspired to.
Good Bye Amma (J. Jayalalithaa 1948-2016)
Can Sasikala Natarajan and O. Panneerselvam Rein in Factionalism and Rival Ambitions in the AIADMK?
The Journey Of A Fatherless Child Who Became 'Amma' To Millions
Jayalalithaa’s Life Was an Epic Tale of Cruel Fate and Outrageous Fortune. The Long Journey of a Fatherless Child Who Became Amma to Millions.
Black China
The Chinese government has aggressively gone after elite officials with illegal overseas assets in its battle against black money.
Aamir Plays an Old, Overweight Man in Dangal. Brave or Suicidal?
At a Time His Contemporaries Are Romancing Heroines Half Their Age, Aamir Dares to Play an Old, Overweight Man in Dangal. Brave or Suicidal?
Demonetisation: Turning Black To White
The famed Indian genius for jugaad is on display again, taking the bite out of PM Modi’s demonetisation drive. A look at why, and how, black money hoarders are laughing all the way to the bank.
Nitish's Battle Against AES
In the paediatric ICU of the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had only one question for the parents of the children stricken with acute encephalitis syndrome (AES): “Bachche ko khana khilaya tha raat mein?” Poor and struggling, many admitted sheepishly, “bhookhale so gayi thi (she went to bed hungry)”.
Letters From Kargil
Documents recovered from the bodies of enemy soldiers killed at Kargil tell the story of a Pakistani military misadventure and the failure of Indian intelligence two decades ago.
Small Is Beautiful
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot bets big on MSMEs with a three-year, write-your-own-ticket offer
When The Love Stories End
Avvaiyar, the legendary Tamil poet and wise woman, takes centre-stage in the poem The Fine Art of Ageing in Arundhathi Subramaniam’s latest anthology, Love Without a Story. ‘Spare me the desperation of the old/ she says/ and the puerility of the young,’ Subramaniam writes in the first section of the sequential poem. In another, she says: ‘She’s done with the nightmare/of smiling and finding she’s forgotten/ to wear her dentures.’
Revenge Of The River
A Flood-swollen Yamuna Puts the Foundation of the Taj Mahal in Danger While Plans and Promises to Revive the River Gather Dust on Government Shelves.
It's Not About Power. I Am Challenging The Status Quo
As the producer, director, writer, actor, co-choreographer of Vishwaroopam 2, KAMAL HAASAN is on a promotional spree for what is touted to be his third last film before he retires from cinema. In a 50-minute chat with SUHANI SINGH and AMARNATH K. MENON, Haasan talks about movies, his hero Mahatma Gandhi, his party— Makkal Needhi Maiam—and reveals why politics was his true calling. Excerpts from the interview
The Widening Skill Divide
In a future where machines will increasingly replace humans, the existing work force needs reskilling and upskilling, not just to follow but to lead
We Want To Shape Culture
Anita and Simran Lal have been seeding ideas, bridging the past and present, and giving Indian heritage a leg up through their defining luxury design brand Good Earth since 1996.
The Tribal Upraising
Conflicts over tribal rights and land acquisition for development projects are pitting communities against the government across central India. As elections approach, will tribal anger be mobilised at the polls?
Mutiny In The Lines
A police protest over service terms finds likely and unlikely allies.
AIADMK On The Edge
Dwindling membership and rebel MLAs have the ruling party worried.
Rebooting The Bath
This is arguably the most personal and private area of a home. The good news is that these five bathrooms designed by our experts offer all the inspiration you need to redo your space.
India's Shifting Population Profile Points To Future Demographic Shocks
The Modi government scores on almost all social indicators, but water scarcity, reservations may deliver shocks in the future
Yogi Adityanath - 'The best Performing CM'
Yogi Adityanath, whose state handed the BJP a handsome victory in the Lok Sabha Election, unseats Mamata Banerjee from the top position
Don't Make Devis Out Of Us
Hindi films paint the tawaif as pitiable, but history shows she was more radical and spirited
Ruling The Roost
The ITC Royal Bengal, Kolkata, is still to open doors formally. We bring you an exclusive sneak peek.