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In this issue

Editor's Note-S Prasannarajan;Control C for Culture-Swapan Dasgupta;Conservatism With A Hindu Accent-Ram Madhav;Updating Panchsheel-Shashi Tharoor;Postcards from Fraught Lands-Rami Niranjan Desai;Full Marx-Ullekh NP;How English Is Faragism?-Roderick Matthews;Framing the New Nation-Rajeev Deshpande;Ecstasy in Yellow-Manjari Chaturvedi;Kolkata and Kismet-Sudeep Paul;Pen’s Pal-TCA Raghavan;The Mosquito Continues to Thrive-Madhavankutty Pillai;Waiting for Dodo-Rahul Pandita;In the Footprints of the Bhutia-Amita Shah;It Was Just a Kiss, Darling!-Vinita Dawra Nangia;The Games They Play-Sohini Dey;Holmes Alone-Shylashri Shankar;Biting the Big Apple-Suvir Saran;Sumana Roy-Lore and Legend;The Fallacy of Hope-Carlo Pizzati;A Stupa for the 49th Year Of Life-Tishani Doshi;The Governor Is On His Way-Arundhathi Subramaniam;The Photograph-Navtej Sarna;Stargazer-Kaveree Bamzai;

Open Magazine Description:

Publisher: Open-Media-Network-Pvt.-Ltd.

Category: News

Language: English

Frequency: Weekly

Open is a weekly English-language news magazine published by Open Media Network, the media venture of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. It was launched on 2 April 2009 by Manu Joseph, who was the first editor-in-chief of the magazine.

Open covers a wide range of topics, including politics, business, society, and culture. The magazine is known for its independent and critical reporting.

Open has won numerous awards, including the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism and the National Magazine Award for General Excellence.

Here are some of the features of Open Magazine:

* Independent and critical reporting: Open is known for its independent and critical reporting, which often challenges the status quo.

* In-depth analysis: Open's writers provide in-depth analysis of the issues of the day.

* Compelling storytelling: Open's writers tell compelling stories that capture the reader's attention.

* Thought-provoking opinion: Open's columnists offer thought-provoking opinion on the issues of the day.

* Engaging visuals: Open's photography and design make the magazine visually appealing.

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