The game is not over yet
Feature
Any system has an upper load-bearing capacity beyond which it breaks down
Why not to be happy about Twitter’s ban on Kangana Ranaut
What’s next for the artist of elections?
Columns
Is it the government’s job to support translators?
The choice between Suvendu Adhikari and Mukul Roy
Cover Stories
Failing the shibboleth test
Mamata Banerjee cannot take success for granted
The balance of Power
Did her opponents underestimate her soft power?
Pinarayi Vijayan makes history. What makes him India’s most powerful communist leader?
The cautious optimism of the DMK chief has turned him into a hero