Features

Handloom saris: From hand to hearth

Rajni George

The signature handloom sari survives with the help of the much debated Handloom Reservation Act. Open visits the famous weavers’ hub of Chanderi to get a glimpse of the making of a masterpiece—and the woes of the weavers

One Year Of Modi Special

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S Prasannarajan • PR Ramesh, Ullekh NP • Lance Price • Brahma Chellaney • Shiv Visvanathan • Tunku Varadarajan • Kumar Anshuman

Why Islam needs a reformation now

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

When 14,000 Bangladeshis will become Indians and 37,000 Indians, Bangladeshis

Omkar Khandekar

In June, a land swap will finally merge border enclaves of India and Bangladesh into each other’s territories. A ground report

Aditya Murthy: The brain traveller

Deepa Padmanaban

Aditya Murthy has cracked what other neuroscientists have long found baffling about hand-eye coordination

Real estate: Home truth

Haima Deshpande in Mumbai and Anil Budur Lulla in Bangalore

India’s luxury housing market is saddled with a demand slowdown, but real estate developers maintain a brave front

Prime movers for Narendra Modi

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

Nripendra Misra • AK Sharma • Ajit Doval • S Jaishankar • PK Mishra • Jagdish Bhai Thakkar • Anil Swarup • PK Sinha • Rajeev Kher • Amitabh Kant

Narendra Modi: Appreciation & Apprehensions

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Mahesh Bhatt • Sanjeev Kapoor • Anupam Kher • David Abraham • Hemant Oberoi • Dharmendra Pradhan • Suresh Prabhu • Alyque Padamsee • Pullela Gopichand • Hafeez Contractor