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ANGELS vs DEMONS
THE WEEK India

ANGELS vs DEMONS

Two movies Animal and Sam Bahadurwith radically different male leads make one ask: What does heroism mean to us anymore?

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December 24, 2023
Slow fashion and the Italians
THE WEEK India

Slow fashion and the Italians

I am quite certain I was the first person in India to interview Valentino Garavani.

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December 24, 2023
RAGA AMID RAVAGE
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RAGA AMID RAVAGE

The nadaswaram has been a constant note in Yazhpanam P.S. Balamurugan's life, even when the Sri Lankan civil war raged on

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December 24, 2023
LAUNCHES ONLY PART OF THE JOB; OUR CORE IS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
THE WEEK India

LAUNCHES ONLY PART OF THE JOB; OUR CORE IS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

A man waited outside a hall in Kochi. Inside, members of The Institution of Engineers were listening to ISRO Chairman S. Somanath deliver a keynote address.

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December 24, 2023
THE SOMANATH EFFECT
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THE SOMANATH EFFECT

FROM GROWING UP IN A HOME WITHOUT ELECTRICITY TO OVERSEEING THE CREATION OF INDIA'S MOST POWERFUL ROCKET AND LEADING ISRO, S. SOMANATH HAS POWERED PAST OBSTACLES THANKS TO HIS RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF DREAMS. THE WEEK'S MAN OF THE YEAR IS NOW EMPOWERING INDIA'S DREAMS

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December 24, 2023
Hindutva and Zionism
THE WEEK India

Hindutva and Zionism

Attending a conference in Johannesburg on solidarity with Palestine, I said, “Let me begin by clarifying that I am not here on behalf of my government….” Thunderous applause greeted that opening line.

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December 24, 2023
Frail and fractured
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Frail and fractured

Out of power, the future looks bleak for KCR and his party as the Congress and the BJP could poach his MLAs

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December 24, 2023
Caste consensus
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Caste consensus

The new chief ministers tick all of the BJP’s boxes, but only their performance would guarantee their survival

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December 24, 2023
Coal and all the talk
THE WEEK India

Coal and all the talk

Dubai climate change summit's final document pleases participants, but experts see red

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December 24, 2023
2023: A Love Story
THE WEEK India

2023: A Love Story

With its first same-sex marriage, Nepal’s queer community expects it to be a beacon of hope for sexual minorities from across the world

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December 24, 2023
Terrorists in twilight zone
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Terrorists in twilight zone

Wanted men are felled, but it is too early for India to lower its guard

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December 24, 2023
Baba blamed himself for Gandhi family's impact on Congress
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Baba blamed himself for Gandhi family's impact on Congress

They would wonder how and when they would become public.

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December 24, 2023
Devolution of power will resolve a lot of problems
THE WEEK India

Devolution of power will resolve a lot of problems

On a sunny day after Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc in Chennai, calm prevailed on the swanky Greenways Road.

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December 24, 2023
Cashiering for queries
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Cashiering for queries

Voltaire said, judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Mahua Moitra wouldn’t agree. She would want a person to be judged by her answers. Meenakshi Lekhi wouldn’t agree.

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December 24, 2023
America's Biggest Threat Is Debt
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America's Biggest Threat Is Debt

The US rises higher and higher—not in international status, but in its debt crisis.

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December 17, 2023
Cool trends
THE WEEK India

Cool trends

Impact of Al on health care dominated discussions at THE WEEK Best Hospitals Awards 2023

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December 17, 2023
Randeep's non-Bollywood wedding
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Randeep's non-Bollywood wedding

The talented actor and eligible bachelor Randeep Hooda married his girlfriend Lin Laishram last week.

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December 17, 2023
A striped tale
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A striped tale

Gargi Rawat's first book marries romance, Bollywood and her love for the wild

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December 17, 2023
From Munro to Murakami
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From Munro to Murakami

In a new anthology of stories, Twinkle Khanna experiments with her craft and broadens her horizons

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December 17, 2023
SEOUL MUSIC
THE WEEK India

SEOUL MUSIC

Indian K-pop idol Aria on performing in India and how she taught herself to sing

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December 17, 2023
TIMELESS OPULENCE
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TIMELESS OPULENCE

As the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel turns 120, it continues to earn its place in history

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December 17, 2023
Rise of cards
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Rise of cards

Indians are getting more and more credit cards and swiping them more often than ever

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December 17, 2023
The need of the hour is intellectual capital factories like IIMs
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The need of the hour is intellectual capital factories like IIMs

Raghuram Rajan revels in his post-RBI governor status as a sort of conscience-keeper of India’s political economy, ignoring trolling and allegations of ‘Modi bashing’.

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December 17, 2023
The brunt of 'animal' passion
THE WEEK India

The brunt of 'animal' passion

Action-drama is a loved genre in India cinema. Over the last seven or eight decades, a steady stream of angry young men and women have fought bloody battles against the demons of corruption, lust, greed and power, to loud whistles, claps and coin-throwing from an enthusiastic audience.

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December 17, 2023
PARADIGM SHIFT
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PARADIGM SHIFT

Zoram People's Movement opens a new path in Mizoram's political landscape

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December 17, 2023
SHOCK EXIT
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SHOCK EXIT

The loss in Chhattisgarh leaves the Congress reeling, but it might not undermine Bhupesh Baghel's political standing

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December 17, 2023
THIRD TIME'S THE HARM
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THIRD TIME'S THE HARM

Ten reasons the BRS could not score a hat-trick in Telangana

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December 17, 2023
REVANTH WAS READY
THE WEEK India

REVANTH WAS READY

How Revanth Reddy won a battle of personalities against K. Chandrashekar Rao to become chief minister

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December 17, 2023
LOTUS MUSCLE
THE WEEK India

LOTUS MUSCLE

BJP might introduce aggressive governance in its pursuit to remain in power for a long time

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December 17, 2023
WANT TO SERVE PEOPLE TILL MY LAST BREATH
THE WEEK India

WANT TO SERVE PEOPLE TILL MY LAST BREATH

THERE ARE SEVERAL names in contention to be chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, but many political analysts feel there is no option other than Shivraj Singh Chouhan taking on the post for a fifth time. Commoners feel the same.

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December 17, 2023