From zero to heroes

Ancient India invented the zero and changed the world. Modern India's track record is equally impressive

The Constitution in action

How many times have the policies of the Narendra Modi government been called unconstitutional? We have lost count.

The year of elections

2024 is the biggest election year in history. Voting takes place in 40 countries, representing over 40 per cent of global GDP and population.

Modi-Shah BJP and the surprise factor

Let us admit. No political pundit, whether on the left, right or centre, was able to predict who would be the new chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

The Girl Effect evening

I was intrigued when media personality Alex Kuruvilla sent a tempting invitation to an evening of cocktails, connections, and conversations about the ‘Power of Girl Effect’, hosted in the Zenith at the St Regis Hotel.

The song goes on...

With her latest music video, shot posthumously, Kalyani Menon cements her place in the pantheon of Indian music legends

ANGELS vs DEMONS

Two movies Animal and Sam Bahadurwith radically different male leads make one ask: What does heroism mean to us anymore?

Slow fashion and the Italians

I am quite certain I was the first person in India to interview Valentino Garavani.

RAGA AMID RAVAGE

The nadaswaram has been a constant note in Yazhpanam P.S. Balamurugan's life, even when the Sri Lankan civil war raged on

LAUNCHES ONLY PART OF THE JOB; OUR CORE IS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

A man waited outside a hall in Kochi. Inside, members of The Institution of Engineers were listening to ISRO Chairman S. Somanath deliver a keynote address.

THE SOMANATH EFFECT

FROM GROWING UP IN A HOME WITHOUT ELECTRICITY TO OVERSEEING THE CREATION OF INDIA'S MOST POWERFUL ROCKET AND LEADING ISRO, S. SOMANATH HAS POWERED PAST OBSTACLES THANKS TO HIS RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF DREAMS. THE WEEK'S MAN OF THE YEAR IS NOW EMPOWERING INDIA'S DREAMS

Hindutva and Zionism

Attending a conference in Johannesburg on solidarity with Palestine, I said, “Let me begin by clarifying that I am not here on behalf of my government….” Thunderous applause greeted that opening line.

Frail and fractured

Out of power, the future looks bleak for KCR and his party as the Congress and the BJP could poach his MLAs

Caste consensus

The new chief ministers tick all of the BJP’s boxes, but only their performance would guarantee their survival

Coal and all the talk

Dubai climate change summit's final document pleases participants, but experts see red

2023: A Love Story

With its first same-sex marriage, Nepal’s queer community expects it to be a beacon of hope for sexual minorities from across the world

Terrorists in twilight zone

Wanted men are felled, but it is too early for India to lower its guard

Baba blamed himself for Gandhi family's impact on Congress

They would wonder how and when they would become public.

Devolution of power will resolve a lot of problems

On a sunny day after Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc in Chennai, calm prevailed on the swanky Greenways Road.

Cashiering for queries

Voltaire said, judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Mahua Moitra wouldn’t agree. She would want a person to be judged by her answers. Meenakshi Lekhi wouldn’t agree.

America's Biggest Threat Is Debt

The US rises higher and higher—not in international status, but in its debt crisis.

Cool trends

Impact of Al on health care dominated discussions at THE WEEK Best Hospitals Awards 2023

Randeep's non-Bollywood wedding

The talented actor and eligible bachelor Randeep Hooda married his girlfriend Lin Laishram last week.

A striped tale

Gargi Rawat's first book marries romance, Bollywood and her love for the wild

From Munro to Murakami

In a new anthology of stories, Twinkle Khanna experiments with her craft and broadens her horizons

SEOUL MUSIC

Indian K-pop idol Aria on performing in India and how she taught herself to sing

TIMELESS OPULENCE

As the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel turns 120, it continues to earn its place in history

Rise of cards

Indians are getting more and more credit cards and swiping them more often than ever

The need of the hour is intellectual capital factories like IIMs

Raghuram Rajan revels in his post-RBI governor status as a sort of conscience-keeper of India’s political economy, ignoring trolling and allegations of ‘Modi bashing’.

The brunt of 'animal' passion

Action-drama is a loved genre in India cinema. Over the last seven or eight decades, a steady stream of angry young men and women have fought bloody battles against the demons of corruption, lust, greed and power, to loud whistles, claps and coin-throwing from an enthusiastic audience.