02 Oct 2025 - Vol 04 | Issue 41

Face Value 2025

Indians' indefatigable pursuit of beauty sets off a boom in cosmetic procedures

All Magazine Stories - October 2025 Issue

The day of the Matinee Idol

7 min read
The day of the Matinee Idol
The Protein Fix
The Protein Fix
6 min read
Making Life Out of Ruins
Making Life Out of Ruins
7 min read
A Man in Full
A Man in Full
3 min read
An Ode to the Battle-Scarred
An Ode to the Battle-Scarred
3 min read
Chaitanyananda Saraswati: The Predator
Chaitanyananda Saraswati: The Predator
5 min read
The Truth about Pakistan
The Truth about Pakistan
5 min read
Second Thoughts on 26/11
Second Thoughts on 26/11
5 min read
The Wages Of Grief
The Wages Of Grief
2 min read
A Framework for Peace
A Framework for Peace
3 min read
The Secularisation of Durga Puja
The Secularisation of Durga Puja
3 min read
Festival with a Difference
Festival with a Difference
3 min read
Game Theory
Game Theory
3 min read
Aurangzeb: Chronicle of a Downfall Foretold
Aurangzeb: Chronicle of a Downfall Foretold
9 min read
Plastic Makes Perfect
Plastic Makes Perfect
15 min read
Karur Stampede: Trial by Tragedy
Karur Stampede: Trial by Tragedy
7 min read
Follow The Rules. Or Else...
Follow The Rules. Or Else...
7 min read
The Ordeal of Phunsukh Wangdu
The Ordeal of Phunsukh Wangdu
6 min read
The Art of the Possible
The Art of the Possible
7 min read
Wild Terrains
Wild Terrains
3 min read
Office Upgrade
Office Upgrade
3 min read
A Spoilsport Called Pakistan
A Spoilsport Called Pakistan
3 min read
Checking into Bandra
Checking into Bandra
3 min read
Brewing Drama
Brewing Drama
1 min read
Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution
2 min read
Ayan’s Inheritance
Ayan’s Inheritance
2 min read
Todo Paintal: Shadow Play
Todo Paintal: Shadow Play
6 min read
Pull Up a Chair
Pull Up a Chair
6 min read
Face Value
Face Value
13 min read
Raj in India
Raj in India
3 min read
The Heroine’s Straitjacket
The Heroine’s Straitjacket
3 min read
Saif Ali Khan: A Star is Reborn
Saif Ali Khan: A Star is Reborn
6 min read
Truth Goes Underground
Truth Goes Underground
7 min read
Risks and Returns
Risks and Returns
9 min read
Four Activists in Search of Political Relevance
Four Activists in Search of Political Relevance
7 min read
Behind Punjab’s Dalit Face
Behind Punjab’s Dalit Face
8 min read
Enter the Citizen
Enter the Citizen
17 min read
The Carer and the Slayer
The Carer and the Slayer
6 min read
Vijay: Dancing To His Own Tune
Vijay: Dancing To His Own Tune
3 min read
A Fear Called Evergrande
A Fear Called Evergrande
5 min read
The Meaningful Life
The Meaningful Life
2 min read
Why China Still Gets Away
Why China Still Gets Away
3 min read
Musical Chairs?
Musical Chairs?
4 min read