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Indian society

An Endearing Enigma

Pallavi Aiyar

How does one explain India abroad?

A 2047 Template

An upper middle-income India is possible in 25 years

Lives Less Lived

A caste study from a village in Gujarat

Full of Sound and Fury

An advisory for Indians who seek less noisy public squares

The Republic of Rage

A nation can’t march ahead if it’s upset all the time

Tragicomedy Times

A satirical play uses fantasy to tell of today’s faultlines

Begin Again

What happens when 13 people quit societal norms and live on a deserted island for 25 years?

Family Matters

Once the site of aspirational perfection, the great Indian middle-class family is becoming less judgmental and more inclusive

The Normality of Evil

Upamanyu Chatterjee’s seventh novel opens with the discovery of a dead body in a park. He speaks to Nandini Nair about creating crafty characters and the villainy principle

Ancient Wisdom

Once divisions get created within humanity, they never cease to multiply

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