Betting on the Future

The Smriti Surge

Smriti Irani has already made the Gandhis a distant memory in Amethi, and lets her work do the talking

The Last of Them

Why certain surnames are no longer an asset in indian politics

The Persistence of the Nation

Sam Pitroda: Loose Talker

Once part of India’s telecom revolution, he now finds renown for the wrong reasons

Heat Wave

The three-party alliance led by TDP is looking to capitalise on the anti-incumbency faced by Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Battle for Baramati

Two sisters-in-law find themselves in opposite corners with the future of the Pawar legacy at stake

Portraits of Empowerment

Lakshmi, artisan | Saira, homemaker | Thippamma, housekeeper

The X Factor

A decade of women’s empowerment could be the catalyst for Modi’s victory

The Pyramid of Inverted Vanities

The cult of the Gandhis is at stake in Amethi and Rae Bareli