Blood Moon in the East

A novel and two non-fiction books present the art of writing about war

THE WAR THAT WASN'T

MUKUND PADMANABHAN'S THE GREAT FLAP OF 1942 SPOTLIGHTS AN INTERESTING MOMENT IN COLONIAL INDIAN HISTORY WHEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A JAPANESE INVASION SEEMED VERY REAL

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Wildlife photographer Parag Bhatt's stunning images pose intriguing challenges for him in the field

The Time Traveller

Veteran artist Gulammohammed Sheikh channels the past into powerful artworks in a major solo exhibition

SET FOR A ONE-SIDED SHOWDOWN

FRESH FROM ITS ASSEMBLY POLL WIN, THE BJP IS EYEING A HAT TRICK OF CLEAN SWEEPS. A CHASTENED CONGRESS IS MOUNTING A CHALLENGE PEGGED TO REALISTIC GOALS. WHAT IT CONFRONTS IS THE MODI FACTOR

RUMBLINGS IN THE MAHAYUTI

DISAGREEMENTS OVER SEAT-SHARING ARE STIRRING RESENTMENT AMONG THE THREE CONSTITUENTS OF THE RULING ALLIANCE. WILL THE ALLIES CONQUER DIFFERENCES IN TIME FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION?

THE VOICE OF YOUNG INDIA

INDIA'S YOUTH REVEAL THEIR ASPIRATIONS-AND THEIR EXPECTATIONS-AS THEY PREPARE TO CAST THEIR BALLOT IN ELECTION 2024

GRANDSONS IN THE FRAY

Prajwal Revanna and Shreyas Patel fight for the legacies of their grandfathers-JD(S) patriarch H.D. Deve Gowda and Congress veteran G. Puttaswamy Gowda-in Hassan

THE MISSUS CARD

Bihar's bahubalis muscle their way into the poll arena, mostly via their wives

A FIGHT FOR KASHMIR'S FUTURE

Candidates of four Kashmiri parties, including two former J&K CMs, are in a scrum in the new Anantnag-Rajouri constituency. It gives the BJP a chance to get a toehold in the Valley

Backseat Drivers

At stake is not just one LS seat, the results will also reveal who has maximum clout among the Gorkhas - Bimal Gurung, Anit Thapa or Ajoy Edwards

BJP EYES A HAT TRICK OF SWEEPS

BEYOND PM MODI'S POPULARITY, A WELL-OILED GOVERNMENT AND PARTY MACHINERY HAS CEMENTED THE PARTY'S INVINCIBILITY IN GUJARAT

AAMCHI ENGLISH

You'd think its history of language politics would have nixed such a possibility.

SULTANS OF AASMAN

It's harvest season for India's charter flight operators, as eager candidates hop on to rented choppers and small aircraft with sky-high ambitions.

Music to OUR EARS

After signing a record deal with Warner Music Group, Nora Fatehi sets her sights on being a global pop star

Rebel with a CAUSE

A retrospective of revolutionary artist Gobardhan Ash showcases four decades of his practice at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity

HYBRID FORMS

Mythic Femininities at DAG Delhi brings together a well-chosen crosssection of the late GOGI SAROJ PAL'S large body of work

OUT OF THE SHADOWS

JAI MEHTA makes his directorial debut with Disney+ Hotstar's web series Lootere

MAN OF MANY PARTS

Pratik Gandhi's transition from theatre and Gujarati cinema to mainstream Bollywood is an inspirational tale

THE DUNKI REPUBLIC

Rivers flowing down from the Himalayan massifs are known to have fickle habits-they curl about, meander and, if they stray far enough, get captured by bigger river systems.

A SENSE OF DEPRIVATION

As the Uddhav Sena gets a lion's share in the MVA seat-sharing deal, discontent brews within Congress ranks over the leadership conceding three key seats

Kshatriyas Declare War on Rupala

The minister's appeasement of Dalits has upset the warrior class, who want his candidature withdrawn or they will stir trouble for the BJP in all 26 seats

KURMIS TAKE A STAND

Unhappy with the state and Centre for not granting them ST status, the community will fight independently in several seats they helped the BJP win in 2019

ADVANTAGE CONGRESS

AN INCREASINGLY INTENSE CONGRESS-BJP FIGHT IS PUSHING AN ALREADY BRUISED BRS TO THE SIDELINES

ON A KNIFE-EDGE

YSRCP CHIEF JAGAN REDDY AND HIS TDP COUNTERPART CHANDRABABU NAIDU ARE LOCKED IN A KEEN CONTEST. THE LATTER'S NDA ALLIANCE ALSO STANDS IN THE WAY OF THE ANDHRA CM'S DREAMS OF A SECOND TERM IN POWER IN TWIN POLLS

BATTLE OF THE GUARANTEES

A RESURGENT CONGRESS UNDER CM SIDDARAMAIAH IS RELYING ON ITS WELFARE GUARANTEES TO NEUTRALISE PM NARENDRA MODI'S CHARISMA AND THE IMPACT OF HIS FLAGSHIP SCHEMES

THE RIFT OF THE GAB

AS SHASHI THAROOR LOOKS TO MAKE IT FOUR IN A ROW FOR THE CONGRESS IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, THE BJP'S RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR COULD WELL SPRING A SURPRISE

REWRITING THE KERALA STORY

THE CONGRESS HOLDING ON TO ONE OF ITS LAST BASTIONS, THE LEFT LOOKING FOR RESURRECTION AND THE BJP SEARCHING FOR A BREACH IN THE WALLS. WHICH WAY WILL KERALA TURN?

A SINGHAM IN SAFFRON

FORMER IPS OFFICER ANNAMALAI IS ON A MISSION TO MAKE THE BJP THE PRIME CHALLENGER IN TAMIL NADU. THE BATTLE FOR THE COIMBATORE LOK SABHA SEAT IS SETTING THE TEMPLATE

A FORMIDABLE FRONT

THE DMK-LED ALLIANCE IS LOOKING TO REPEAT ITS 2019 LOK SABHA SWEEP IN TAMIL NADU. THE AIADMK AND BJP FIGHTING THE ELECTION SEPARATELY SHOULD AID ITS CAUSE, BUT THERE COULD BE SURPRISES IN STORE