Cover Stories

Kumbh Mela: Leaps of Faith

Aditya Iyer

The spiritual is at its most spectacular when sadhus, seers, seekers, nirvana junkies and tourists of religious kitsch descend on Hinduism’s biggest carnival. Aditya Iyer goes to the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj

A Bridge to Eternity

Bibek Debroy

The Kumbh infrastructure is a feat but we could still manage our temple tourism better

Clash of Ideals

Aresh Shirali

Is the State set to loom over the Market again?

Hard Choices

Sajjid Z Chinoy

How do we broaden the tax net? How do we jump-start strategic disinvestment? How do we rationalise existing welfare programmes to accommodate cash transfers?

Budget 2019: A Class Act

Swapan Dasgupta

Modi regains the political momentum

Time to Splurge

Siddharth Singh

In election season, it is usual to see populist spending but this time there’s a twist or two in the story

The Future of Jobs

Ullekh NP

Like elsewhere, employment in India is set for an overhaul. Jobs will be lost and gained but quick adaptation will minimise pain

Still Waiting for Relief

Madhavankutty Pillai

Any radical tax break for the salaried middle class is always going to be a chimera

Maximum Vision

Dhiraj Nayyar

And the uses of minimalist government

The Tiruppur Model: For A Security Blanket

V Shoba

The evaporation of formal jobs has reshaped the concept of a workday in manufacturing towns like Tiruppur, where young people are only a small crisis away from poverty