Features

The Fall of Nawaz Sharif

Raza Rumi

The story of Nawaz Sharif’s rise and fall is the story of contemporary Pakistan. For him, it matters little if it is the Army or the Court. History has moved in circles for him and yet another uncertain phase of his political career begins

Layoffs in India’s IT Sector

V Shoba

The layoffs underway in India’s $154-billion IT sector are leaving behind a mass of people with skills that are no longer relevant

Hauntings in Mosul

Anchal Vohra

The dead and the missing in the ruins of this historical city merge into the larger narrative of the future of the Islamic State

Beware the Boss

Ullekh NP

Pinarayi Vijayan, the strongman of the Kerala CPM, puts the Congress-friendly Sitaram Yechury in his place

Nitish Kumar: In Good Company

PR Ramesh

Nitish Kumar retains power in the new NDA government in Patna. The blow to Congress and opposition unity is irreversible

Lecoanet Hemant: A Class Apart

Aekta Kapoor

Women in their clothes exude cutting-edge sophistication. The beautiful partnership of Lecoanet Hemant (Photos: Rohit Chawla)

Parul Sharma: Life Is a Shadow Play

Pallavi Pundir

Parul Sharma captures the pauses and patterns of everydayness in black and white (Photos: Rohit Chawla)

Indian Fashion Gets a Plus-size Look

Lhendup G Bhutia

A Big Deal

Enlightenment in the Gobi Desert

Nanditha Krishna

Amidst the India-China standoff elsewhere, art unites the two countries on the Silk Road. Nanditha Krishna looks at the Grottoes of a Thousand Buddhas to realise how civilisation is a unifying force even in the time of adversity