India

A Lot Like Rajiv

Veenu Sandhu

In his aptitude for flying, his ease in reaching out to people, and his desire to be ‘the regular guy’, Rahul Gandhi is quite like his father. An extract from Open staffer Jatin Gandhi and Veenu Sandhu’s hot-off-the press biography of the leader, Rahul

Terminal Decline

Haima Deshpande

The Shiv Sena has rallied and riled Mumbaikars for half a century. But its end might be near

My Son, Not the Terrorist

Shahina KK

An ageing rubber farmer, Gopinath Pillai, remembers the life of his son Javed Shaikh, who was killed in a ‘fake encounter’ and was known as Pranesh Kumar before he fell in love with a Muslim and converted to Islam

The King Who Was Not

Shahina KK

The tragic life and death of a tribal monarch in Kerala

Sons and Brothers

Jatin Gandhi

Punjab elections of the recent past have been the usual Patiala Royals-versus-Badals clash. This time, there is intra-clan rivalry on display as well

A Close Look at Didi’s Numbers

Jay Mazoomdaar

The TMC seems to have a workable strategy for success without the Congress

The Enemy Within

Haima Deshpande

Even with a pre-poll alliance, the Congress and NCP can’t stop bickering

Didi, Amma & Behenji

Hartosh Singh Bal

Three women chief ministers, Mayawati, Mamata and Jayalalithaa, are not only in control of the political destiny of over 360 million people, they are also shaping the future of Indian politics