In this issue

10 Blistering Blundering Barnacled Banks
Crippled by bad loans and frauds, India’s banks face a crisis of confidence.
The question on everybody’s minds: is our money in banks safe?
16 Good Economics For Hard Times
Esther Duflo, the youngest recipient of the Nobel in economics, talks about
alleviating poverty, the state of the Indian economy and migration of people
28 Look Maa, No Googlies
She calls him a ‘member of her house’ and he denies political ambitions. What
is the truth behind speculation that Sourav Ganguly could be the ace up BJP’s
sleeve against Mamata?
52 It Takes A Village To Feed YouTubers’ Appetites
It began as a cooking experiment in a Tamil Nadu village. Today, Village Cooking
Channel has 1.6 million followers on YouTube and monthly earnings of Rs 4 lakh.
54 Art’s Loss, Theatre’s Gain
An exhibition of theatre director Ebrahim Alkazi’s early paintings and drawings reveal
glimpses of a mature artist imbued with intellectual confidence and artistic ambition
4 LETTERS 60 BOOKS 64 GLITTERATI 66 DIARY

Camera Obscura

Karnataka assembly bans private TV crews, photographers

3 mins

EPS Finds His GPS

With decisive victories in the TN by-elections, the ‘accidental CM’ has proved naysayers wrong

3 mins

Jat Boy Is A Front Sticker

Kingmaker, Deputy CM...Devi Lal’s great-grandson Dushyant Chautala adds inches to his 6’4” frame

5 mins

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With a lot at stake, Kejriwal woos voters with freebies ahead of next year’s assembly polls

6 mins

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