As Mamata Banerjee rides a wave of triumphalism, Sohini Chattopadhyay in West Bengal says all is not as funny as the Trinamool leader’s limericks
In Haryana, a 70-year-old Sarpanch changes a centuries old tradition by permitting intercaste and intra-khap marriages
Where Rahul Gandhi is an ancestral memory and Varun Gandhi is the intimate Other. Chinki Sinha discovers the dynamics of dynasty as she travels through Amethi, Rae Bareily and Sultanpur
Adobe will only offer its software on an online cloud and no longer sell CDs. Is this a smart strategy for India?
Arun Jaitley plays the Punjabi to perfection in his maiden parliamentary battle from Amritsar. Indrajit Hazra gets a ride in the BJP leader’s campaign Toyota
Once the Mumbai don took refuge in Uttar Pradesh after a hit job. Today it is the criminal politicians of UP who use use Mumbai as a safe house. S Hussain Zaidi, India’s foremost chronicler of the Underworld, writes on the new balance of power in the ever-expanding mafia world
As the Odisha Chief Minister is all set for a fourth term, Ullekh NP, travelling across the state, finds out why one of India’s suavest politicians is the smartest as well
How a generation is using messaging apps to score dates and, if lucky, hookups
An economist lists five priorities for the next government