Harmony Restored • The Restless Girlfriend

Why Modi lost and Kejriwal won

A seething knot of a coming of age story shows how India’s 90s generation deals with drugs, sex, magic mushrooms and, of course, divorce

Impressions of India Design 2015

He made the grim headlines lighter. The appeal of his Common Man was aided by that look of near perpetual bewilderment that took all in, but was powerless to act

Captains matter and so does Dhoni, who is still the best hope for India

Why the absence of the master is good for India and its fans

Pahlaj Nihalani and the woes of being chairman of the Censor Board

Liberals lose the plot from Paris to Delhi

Mohan Bhagwat’s criticism of Mother Teresa and the debate that followed bring out the twisted logic of Indian liberals

AAP chief ministerial candidate Arvind Kejriwal is likely to take oath on 14 February - exactly one year after he resigned as the Delhi chief minister

Kejriwal found a way into the minds of people. But taking up their fight is another challenge

Will we ever see beauty in defeat?

Now that would be a subplot to watch out for in this World Cup

On Oscar night, I want to see Birdman flying away with all the statuettes he longed for while he was fighting his demons backstage

Let Mufti Mohammad Sayeed be J&K’s Chief Minister for the full six-year term

The nonagenarian communist went out of the conference hall bidding farewell to the general secretary Prakash Karat who unsuccessfully tried to pacify him

Looking beyond the personal chemistry between Modi and Obama

The revival of Congress now is far more difficult than it has ever been

It’s South Africa’s chance after two decades of hurt

Dayanita Singh’s book-based installation weaves elegance and intelligence, concept and creativity, into a logic of unity