India Today Magazine - November 17, 2014

In this issue

Highlights of India Today English issue dated November 17th, 2014.
In the cover story "Looking back with Sachin", the Master Blaster talks about his life on and off the pitch. It shows how his journey mirrors the aspirations of a changing nation and the world as he perceives it.

The second part of the cover story "As captain, I did not get the team I wanted" is Sachin Tendulkar's special interview by Consulting Editor (Sports), India Today Group, Boria Majumdar, also the co-author of the book "Playing it My Way". In his first interview after the publication of the book, Tendulkar revisits the writing process.

The Big Story "In Command and Control" showcases how the era of ministerial autonomy and influence is over and how Narendra Modi is instituting a system of controls, where no office is sure of its authority.

The special report "Politics of polarization" is how Muslim appeasement and Islamist terror are becoming the key buzzwords as the BJP taps into anti-Trinamool Congress sentiment in West Bengal.

The nation story "Religion of the unfaithful" is how with the internet proving to be an altar to infidelity, cheating spouses are kneeling to pray.

Shekhar Gupta's column "Iron Lady's Rethink: Martyr, Patriot, Reformer?" is an insight into Indira Gandhi's rolling back of her socialist agenda and if it was far earlier than she was given credit for.

The opinion piece "Silence, violence and intransigence" by Satyabrata Pal is about why India has to remain engaged with Pakistan despite provocations but not let its guard down.
The issue also has three supplements with it: IT woman, Simply Bangalore and Simply Delhi.