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Daring to Dream
23 min read
Aravind Srinivas | Isha Ambani | Kartik Kumra | Alakh Pandey | Aadit Palicha & Kaivalya Vohra | Vidit Aatrey | Shashvat Nakrani | Ritesh Agarwal | Ananya Birla Trishneet Arora | Parita Parekh | Palak ...
Leading the Aspiration Nation
15 min read
A drastic reduction in poverty and an expanding middle class have doomed wealth-shaming as a political strategy in today’s India. Ironically, those who indulge in misery-mongering are among the bigges ...
The War Trump Can’t Win
3 min read
Now that the streets have gone silent, the slogan ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ has paused; and competitive statesmanship from London to Paris has been denied a chance to firm up ...
The Art of Affluence
8 min read
With India’s millionaire households nearly doubling to 8,71,700, wealth is being redefined. The surge reflects an economy where rising incomes, asset appreciation, and entrepreneurship converge—creati ...
The Young Shall Reign
5 min read
Societal mindsets have begun to change with an acceptance of failure and an appreciation, even if not wholehearted, of wealth creation. Young entrepreneurs are changing public perception
Eternal Glitter
6 min read
Gold never loses its allure because it consistently adds value to those who own it
Cashing In On Content
10 min read
Indians from all walks of life are joining the new creator economy and getting rich
Zoomers in the Marketplace
8 min read
Meet the generation that saves, invests, and still buys that iPhone guilt free
Divine Fortune
8 min read
Lakshmi is close to the human heart, accessible and attainable. She is the goddess who knocks on the door. But she abhors disorder and can be fickle
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The Heart of Giving
A Farewell to Arms
Built to Break
Grain of Resilience
Toy Story 2.0
India De-Hyphenates Af-Pak
The War Trump Can’t Win
War and Deceit
The Last Battle for the Class of 1974
They are the last of the socialist war horses, moulded by the JP movement and Mandal agitation. Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar are all set for a final face-off in battleground Bihar
The She Factor
Nitish Kumar’s policies have created a loyal constituency of women voters who are unlikely to abandon him
The Ladakh Plot Unravels
It turns out that some of those involved in the stone throwing were outsiders understood to be ‘specialised’ in the trade
Second Thoughts on 26/11
Manmohan Singh as prime minister was reluctant to sanction the use of force
Follow The Rules. Or Else...
Yogi Adityanath takes the high ground with his quick action against the communally mischievous ‘I Love Mohammad’ protests
Karur Stampede: Trial by Tragedy
The Karur stampede has thrown Vijay’s political debut into crisis, raising questions about his party’s future
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