Features

The Prince and The President

Hartosh Singh Bal

Barack Obama’s political persona and career have many vital cues for India’s Prime Minister-in-waiting

Save What You Savour

Avantika Bhuyan

The uniquely spicy flavours of Mudaliar food are in danger of being lost to future generations. Thankfully, some cuisine conservationists are at hand

No Ordinary Job

Divya Saxena

Inside the mother of all fashion glossies

The Facebook Illusion

Shubhangi Swarup

You can save the world, become a farmer, have 5,000 friends, be the centrefold model who can goggle a billion eyes on the internet… but none of it is true

“Atmosphere not conducive for talks”

Rahul Pandita

Maoist supreme commander Mupalla Laxman Rao, alias Ganapathi, responds to Open's questionnaire. An unabridged version of his written responses

India Gains, Desis Don’t

Hartosh Singh Bal

Candidates of Indian origin who go the ‘American way’ do better than those who don’t

The Congress and Its Fear of Elections

Dhirendra K. Jha

Even Rahul Gandhi can’t get the party to shed its nomination culture

10,000 Blinds and Bluffing

Isha Singh Sawhney

Inside a chi-chi Diwali gambling party

The Off-key Notes of a Sena Scion

Rahul Pandita

Doing one thing and saying another is the signature tune of the Thackeray family. Take a look at young Aditya Thackeray’s record

Rail, Road, Rahul

Jatin Gandhi

Nitish is cruising on development, Lalu is peddling a turnaround story, Rahul is planning for the future, and everyone else seems to be shunning ‘Modi’