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Narendra Modi: Triumph of the will

The man, the mind, the mandate and the mission

09 May, 2014 - 17 May, 2014
Vol 06 | Issue 20

STORIES IN THIS ISSUE

The legend of Narendra Damodardas Modi

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

The man, the mind, the mandate and the mission...

The Right Man

S Prasannarajan

The most audacious journey in the politics of India comes to a historic finale as Narendra Modi, a lone man on a mission, inherits an India transformed by his ideas of modernity

Verdict Day: Vignettes from BJP headquarters

Sunaina Kumar

Through the morning and afternoon on Verdict Day, the scenes outside the BJP office resembled a mela.

Salute the rising sun

Edward Luttwak

The new PM should respond positively to Shinzo Abe’s offer of broad strategic cooperation

Minimum cabinet maximum governance

Dhiraj Nayyar

The case for a downsized administration

Busy actors and harried filmmakers

Rajeev Masand

Busy Actors and Harried Filmmakers • Groom and Tell • An Awaited Crime Thriller

Hawaa Hawaai

Ajit Duara

After the winsome realism of Stanley ka Dabba, Amole Gupte resorts to pure sentimentality

The last of the gentle humorists

Matt Reeck

A new translation of Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi’s book takes us back to a time in history that is slowly fading away.

The man who wrote a poem on a non-meeting

Madhavankutty Pillai

Ranjit Hoskote says anything can be good material for poetry if you can make it work

On a magic carpet in Varanasi

Dipankar Gupta

Now that the election is done and dusted, hot flushes will give way to quieter thoughts. Some will ask: “Have we chosen wisely?”

Bespoke for the Boss

Chinki Sinha

Three designers play with textiles, silhouettes and colour to dress up Narendra Modi for every occasion

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