In this issue

As Rahul Gandhi turns 50, his team attempts an image revamp, presenting him as a self-assured and empathetic leader

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NEP 2020 is transformative, not incremental

The Union government has announced a new National Education Policy, 34 years after the last one.

4 mins

Quality education requires constant reinvestment

Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is the starting point of the reforms in school education and it is imperative to get this done correctly in all aspects.

4 mins

RITES OF RETURN

Rahul Gandhi gets repackaged as a leader with intellectual rigour, empathetic to the poor and willing to consult the best minds on crucial issues as a crisis-ridden Congress waits for him to make up his mind

10+ mins

Rendezvous with Ram

Having kept the Ram Mandir promise, hindutva now needs fresh ballast from the youth in Ayodhya to sustain its momentum

6 mins

Licence to make, licence to kill

No fighter plane has come in with a bigger bang than the Rafale. TV anchors and studio strategists spent hours waxing eloquent about its capabilities—a lot of it real, a lot more yet to come with India-specific enhancements, and still more imagined. Many called it a game-changer.

2 mins

Punting in a pandemic

Fixed matches and ghost games have kept anti-corruption officials busy during the lockdown

5 mins

Current situation is accelerating shift to digital business models

New Jersey-based Cognizant Technology Solutions is one of the largest IT services companies in India.

4 mins

MADAME SPUNK

Women are not programmed to question what they want, says musician-activist Kiran Gandhi

5 mins

I See Challenges As Creative Opportunities

In Our Veins Flow Ink and Fire. That is the title of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale’s fifth edition. Its curator, Shubigi Rao, says in her curatorial note: “There is optimism even in the darkest absurdity, and this is what leavens the direness of our time.” When KMB 2020 released its first list of artists on July 21, it was indeed a breath of fresh air amid the gloom of the pandemic.

3 mins

SUITED TO STARDOM

Juggling an international career and mainstream Hindi films could overwhelm many. But Ishaan Khatter is doing it in style

4 mins

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