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SHOULDN'T TAKE AN AMERICAN FIRM TO WAKE US UP

When the Hindenburg airship went down in 1937, the disaster was especially dramatic for a couple of reasons. The German passenger airship’s trip was being closely followed by the public and the media when it caught fire over Boston.

COURSE CORRECTION

Adani companies are unlikely to be able to do business the way they used to

Crashing the party

About 3,000 registered unrecognised political parties exist in India. Most of them are sham entities which rarely take part in any democratic exercise, but misuse legal exemptions offered to them and perpetuate huge scams ranging from income tax evasion to money-laundering, running into thousands of crores of rupees

Russia - Life In The Shadow Of War

With Putin's invasion of Ukraine about to complete a year, opinions are divided in russia about the war. Russians, however, stand united fighting western sanctions, which they feel are an attempt to isolate and humiliate them. The week reports from Russia

Water-tight on the Indus dams

Two deals between India and Pakistan have survived military’s wars, terrorists’ bombs and diplomats’ joint statements. One is about sharing the Indus waters; the other is about telling each other about their atomic assets.

The crowd response has been amazing

INTERVIEW | R. Vineel Krishna, commissioner cum secretary, Odisha sports and youth services department; special secretary to the chief minister

Reading between the lines

If you look past the highlights of the budget, the poll-centric calculations become clear

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

The government’s gamble of spending big might pass the electoral test. But the economic test will be a different ball game

Amazed by the resilience of our people

Rahul Gandhi answers THE WEEK’s question at Hoshiarpur, on how the Bharat Jodo Yatra has changed him and the Congress

MILES TO GO

The Bharat Jodo Yatra has shown that the Congress has the capability to carry out a sustained outreach. But there is quite some distance before Rahul can challenge Modi

Bollywood is our 'grandmother'!

Back in the day we used to have proper, old school grandmothers. The sort of grandmothers poet Maithili Sharan Gupt invoked in his popular poem “Ma Keh Ek Kahani (Mother, tell me a story”.)

Ticket to Zanzibar

Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah on writing as resistance, remembrance and release

Nari Hira aka Mr Stardust

January 2023 marked two milestones in the colourful, glittering life of Nari Hira—bossman of Magna Publishing Co. Ltd. His birthday on the 26th. And grand celebrations on the 28th, to mark 50 years of his iconic film magazine—Stardust. He remains my first and only boss—five decades after we launched Stardust, with a bang, and changed film journalism in India forever.

Cross-cultural cocktail

Comedy duo JordIndian says everything is grist to their humour mill

GHOST BUSTERS

Lockwood & Co. is right up the alley for fantasy fans who like a touch of noir

Going 'wild' in Paris

CHIC MAGNET

Smartwatches Have Grown From Fancy Showpieces To Useful Devices

Smartwatches have grown from fancy showpieces to useful devices

WINNING ACT

Anshuman Jha was adjudged best actor, for his role in the recently released Lakadbaggha, at the South Asian International Film Festival in New York.

REVENGE TRACK

Shakira's new song 'BZRP Music Sessions #53' is trending at No 1 on YouTube's weekly Top 100 Music Videos Global.

MOVES TO MOVING

After they grooved to 'Kamariya' in Stree, Rajkummar Rao and Nora Fatehi will be next seen in a music video.

CLASS CAST

Only Murders in the Building just got a bit more interesting.

Behind every artist

Some of India's best curators on the changing art landscape and the challenges they face

We the people

We, the people of India, have a lot going for us.

CONTEMPORARY CHRONICLER

Anjum Hasan, whose Neti, Neti: Not This, Not This (2009) was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, will be out with her new book this year.

Seeing red in green

I ask all of the people and companies I interview lately about their ideas of sustainability.

Secrets agent

Ikigai author Francesc Miralles on finding purpose, his Indian sojourn and the west's fascination with the east

TAME SEQUEL

Season two of The Test is shorter, less exciting, but still a decent watch

People don't realise we export as many services as merchandise goods

ECONOMY: BUDGET 2023

Balancing act

Markets will be closely watching the government's fiscal consolidation plan

Of waves and undercurrents

Budget 2023 will not just be about controlling prices and the recession round the corner. It will set the direction the Indian economy will take in the new world order