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USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN 1951-2024: HIS MUSIC WAS THERAPY TO THE WORLD

Flautist and Grammy co-winner Rakesh Chaurasia remembers the maestro

The magic of indigo

I really can't imagine why more of us don't throng Goa each December for the Serendipity Arts Festival alone. The festival, in its ninth year now, has the entire Panjim town celebrating.

NEW YEAR.NEW HOPE

EQUITY MARKETS HAVE TURNED VOLATILE OF LATE. WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE NEW YEAR

Seeking middle ground in Middle East

The collapse of assumptions is like the end of the world-or worldview. We assumed conwith the 20th century. But wars in Russia-Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and Lebanon prove us wrong. Western defence officials now raise the nuclear threat level.

SAINTS SPIRITS AND SACRED STONES

ON INDIA'S WESTERN COAST LIES A UNIQUE, YET LARGELY OBSCURE AFRICAN SACRED LANDSCAPE. THE WEEK TRAVELS TO THESE PLACES, WHICH SERVE AS MEMORY-KEEPERS OF SCORES OF AFROORIGIN MEN AND WOMEN WHO CAME TO THE SUBCONTINENT AS SLAVES, SOLDIERS AND TRADERS

CONGRESS SHOULD RECOGNISE THAT IT IS NO LONGER THE NATURAL PARTY OF GOVERNANCE - MANI SHANKAR AIYAR former Union minister

Mani Shankar Aiyar says the biggest reason for his success and fall from grace was his gift of the gab. In his latest book, A Maverick in Politics (Juggernaut), Aiyar, true to form, does not mince words. He takes a no-holdsbarred look at the last three decades plus of his high-profile public life.

WE WILL OVERCOME

Our nation's dazzling diversity of cultures, religions, and languages is both a strength and a challenge.

THE FUTURE IS MURKY

When I started thinking about the future of India, I got only questions, not answers.

ALL OF US ARE DESCENDANTS OF THE HARAPPANS

Vasant Shinde led the excavation of Rakhigarhi (Haryana) and co-authored two landmark papers published in Cell and Science, in 2019, based on the DNA analysis of a 4,500-year-old female skeleton recovered from the site. The study grabbed eyeballs as it provided the first genetic insights into our ancestry, and the findings were included in NCERT textbooks.

Double engine trouble

Omar Abdullah struggles to define his turf as Jammu and Kashmir awaits new business rules

STARDUST ON THE MENU

Celebrities and eateries are made for each other

PRESSURE OF HISTORY

India's collective cultural history is shaped by continuous experiences stretching back to prehistory. Any attempt to build a singular narrative around its plural identities is fraught with danger

Rekhaji, time to rock

Older women enjoying a second season of visibility, success and relevance has been one of the nicest trends of the past decade or so.

THE NEW TASTE OF INDIA

Innovative entrepreneurs are redrawing the restaurant scene. In the offing is a fundamental change in the way Indians eat, drink and make merry

LOW POINT

The suicide of Atul Subhash is symptomatic of deeper problems of the law and its implementation

SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?

When THE WEEK approached me with an invite to do an elaborate illustration on the future of India, I was a little confused because the theme was broad.

Fortoon tellers

IF CARTOONISTS ARE THE VANGUARDS OF DEMOCRACY, THEIR FREEDOM IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR FUTURE

WAR SCARS AND CHOCOLATE BARS

A photojournalist dives deep into the flourishing world of craft chocolate, hopping from farm to fermentery to factory, and comes back with India's untold cacao story

Good fences make good neighbours

When fences erode, or nobody is at home, neighbours tend to take advantage.

DID HARAPPAN MYTHOLOGY INVENT AHIMSA?

The scarcity of weapons, armies and indicators of monarchs or dictators in Harappa suggests a culture that minimised violence, and used trade as a tool to avoid conflict

PARTNERS IN GROWTH

CO-BRANDED CREDIT CARDS CREATE VALUE FOR BOTH CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERING ORGANISATIONS

THE SHIP HAS NOT SAILED

As India transitions to the Amrit Kaal, the development of its maritime economy is going to be essential. In this context, the proposal to set up a Maritime Development Fund (MDF), with a corpus of ₹25,000 crore, is a brilliant idea.

SAVING OUR SOLDIERS

The porters of Siachen are the unsung heroes who put their lives on the line to help the Army defend the world's highest battlefield

RISING IN LOVE

As a political cartoonist with 35 years of experience, I have seen various governments come and go.

A LIFE IN COMMUTE

Every morning, millions of Indians wake up to embark on their journey to work. Inside a packed bus or a local train, the atmosphere is electric with passengers jostling for a seat or a secure spot to stand.

Caste-ing a net

While the battle for the dalit vote is heating up in Tamil Nadu, the community is silently asserting itself

THE BURDEN OF HATE

How foolish are we to view ourselves through the prism of caste, creed and colour!

PRESERVING A LEGACY

Pakistan needs to unlock the immense potential of archaeology, which remains one of the least prioritised fields in both policy and investment

HARAPPAN FOOD WAS RICH IN FLESHY DELIGHTS

INTERVIEW Dr Nayanjot Lahiri, historian, archaeologist and author

BE THE CUSTOMERS' FRIEND, NOT THEIR SERVANT

You may not see Manu Chandra on reality cook shows or hawking his line of ladles and spatulas, but that has not stood in the way of this Delhi-born, New York-bred, Bengaluru resident from becoming a 'celebrity' chef who has won multiple 'Chef of the Year' awards and been noticed by the likes of The New York Times and Time magazine.