obituary
Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020)
He understood that democratic politics is algebra, where various parts of the electoral equation are held together by governance, not deposits in vote banks
The Ultimate Pragmatist
Juggling with figures remained the first love of the one-time economics teacher in an obscure Bengali college who became India’s youngest finance minister
Everyone’s Musician
A genre-bender who made Hindustani classical music an accessible, emotional experience
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Anyone who has been around in Lutyens’ Delhi long enough has a story to tell about Amar Singh
Remembering a Visionary Strategist
Verghese Koithara’s approach combined the rigour of a scholar with the intimate knowledge of the practitioner
Consuming Modernity
Basu Chatterjee’s depiction of the middle class negotiating the ’70s has inspired a new generation of filmmakers
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