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Suvendu Adhikari: Man on a Mission
Suvendu Adhikari: Man on a Mission
6 min read
BJP’s first chief minister in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, focuses on law and order and Central schemes, showing a determination to change the state’s outlier image and reclaim its cultural roots
Who Writes Our Past?
Who Writes Our Past?
11 min read
India’s story cannot be reduced to a single lineage or a single grievance
Soft Power and Glory: Behold: India showcases its soul at the Venice Biennale
Soft Power and Glory: Behold: India showcases its soul at the Venice Biennale
4 min read
Curation at a biennale is not decoration. It is argument. It is the making of a case— about who you are, what you think, what you offer to the conversation of human civilisation. And Amin Jaffer made ...
West Asian Crisis: Austere and Onwards
West Asian Crisis: Austere and Onwards
4 min read
Fresh from BJP’s electoral success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pivots to economic discipline as the West Asian crisis drags on
Assam: Security First
Assam: Security First
3 min read
With BJP in power in Assam and West Bengal, Himanta Biswa Sarma is more confident of stopping illegal immigration from Bangladesh
Vijay: Great Expectations
Vijay: Great Expectations
4 min read
Vijay will be tested on each of his promises and scrutinised by both friend and foe
Sikkim: Buddha on the Lake
Sikkim: Buddha on the Lake
8 min read
Lhendup G Bhutia rides two days on a motorcycle to one of the world’s highest glacial lakes in Sikkim that continues to draw Buddhist pilgrims for its association with an 8th-century tantric master
Vietnam: Guide Me, Anthony Bourdain
Vietnam: Guide Me, Anthony Bourdain
7 min read
From Saigon’s roadside soup stalls to Hanoi’s plastic-stool shrines, Aditya Iyer goes in search of Vietnam through the palate of gastronomy’s greatest chronicler
From Royce’ to Onitsuka Tiger to Le Mill: Decoding Samir Gadhok & His Audacious Consumer Bets
From Royce’ to Onitsuka Tiger to Le Mill: Decoding Samir Gadhok & His Audacious Consumer Bets
5 min read
A Japanese chocolate brand. A French luxury boutique. And a thesis about the Indian consumer that quietly became a ₹125 crore business
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Suvendu Adhikari: Man on a Mission
Suvendu Adhikari: Man on a Mission
BJP’s first chief minister in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, focuses on law and order and Central schemes, showing a determination to change the state’s outlier image and reclaim its cultural roots
West Asian Crisis: Austere and Onwards
Fresh from BJP’s electoral success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pivots to economic discipline as the West Asian crisis drags on
Assam: Security First
With BJP in power in Assam and West Bengal, Himanta Biswa Sarma is more confident of stopping illegal immigration from Bangladesh
Vijay: Great Expectations
Vijay will be tested on each of his promises and scrutinised by both friend and foe
BJP Gets Ready In Uttar Pradesh
Shooter Held | Protecting Street Children | Chennithala’s Claims | I-PAC As Punching Bag | Pakistan’s Hidden Agenda | Election Commission Vindicated
A Generational Shift: VD Satheesan is Kerala's First Post-Independence-Born Chief Minister
After days of dithering, the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress high command finally names VD Satheesan the new Kerala chief minister
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