The new India story from below
Columns
Ever since Covid-19 forced a rejig of our lives, the past has often seemed another country
Feature
India’s most successful investor enters an ultra risky sector by planning an ultra low-cost airline
Arrested for making porn movies, he had an aura of mystery around his businesses
Where Roberto Rossellini failed and Louis Malle succeeded
For Savarkar, it was religious pluralism sustained by cultural nationalism
Encounters with the many manifestations of Shiva
It seems with a new Parliament building in the offing, the Central Hall bonhomie will soon be a thing of the past
Essays
Thoughts on the uses of his ideas on the eve of his 80th death anniversary
Cover Stories
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s digital drive and cash transfers are helping the bottom half of the Indian pyramid climb up the economic ladder despite the pandemic
Special
New Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai may not be a mass leader like his predecessor but he is a skilled consensus-maker