Features

Rebirth by Water

Amita Shah

The initiation of Naga Sadhus by the Ganga

Trump and the New Middle East

Sudeep Paul

The 47th president’s West Asian friends and enemies have set him new challenges

A Warm Sip at Kumbh Mela

Kumbh Team Institute for Competitiveness

Tea is the most common drink, offering much-needed warmth in the chilly winter air

Blossoms of Devotion

Open

The floral splendour of Maha Kumbh 2025

Mapping the Foetal Brain

V Shoba | Madhavankutty Pillai

IIT Madras dataset is a global first

All That Glitters

V Shoba

Demi-fine jewellery has emerged as the accessory of a generation

The Enemy Within

Sandeep Balakrishna

VK Krishna Menon’s victory in the 1962 North Bombay election resulted in India’s military defeat later that year. It is a warning for Parliament and government today

The Megacity of Faith

Sneha Mahale

Reclaiming the riverbanks of cultural confluenc

Look Who’s Pulling I.N.D.I.A. Apart

Rajeev Deshpande

The upcoming Delhi Assembly polls have exposed the rifts in the Opposition alliance as Congress and AAP slug it out while other constituents strike discordant notes