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Why Modi lost and Kejriwal won

The Race for Happiness in the Age of Irrational Exuberance

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

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

Digital India will transform India and democracy through a more effective citizen-government engagement, will usher transparency in governance, take the government to the remotest villages and citizens

The virtues of creative incrementalism

The prudence of avoiding revolutions set in motion by big bang reforms

A Budget of high standard—and one for our times

Festivals as an India-China power barometer

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

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

The younger, local audience in Rajasthan may not realise what the fuss is about, but the world’s best musicians are drawn to the folk music of their state

Jaitley was silent on specific moves to create new jobs

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

This Budget is written by a man who cares for others in his private life too

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

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

Why a modern economic vision is incomplete without smart cities

A stimulative dose certainly. The challenge lies in implementation