SPECIALS

Assembly Elections 2016

Reading the Future in the Ashes of Thursday ~ by S Prasannarajan A comrade who defies both biology and ideology in Kerala. Congress: The Dead Old Party of India ~ by PR Ramesh A verdict that magnifies the irrelevance of the Congress and strengthens the modernisation agenda of the Prime Minister West Bengal: Soaring Sister and Falling Fossils ~ by Ullekh NPhttp://www.openthemagazine.com/article/

50 Most Creative Indians

Independence Special

1. ARUNDHATI ROY Voted third on Forbes’ list of ‘30 Utterly Inspiring Role Models’, the author of God of

Rajat Sharma taught the India TV team how to do things. How to write, how to do voiceovers… They loved it. And he gave them a great sense of achievement

The World According to India TV

Independence Special

At 4:10 pm on 6 August 2010, during a news broadcast where the opposition made sour faces at the UPA and

The only thing that the masses want is to see their gods and goddesses of the screen. No one cares if the film is original, inspired or plagiarised.(Photo: FAWZAN HUSAIN)

Bollywood on Trial

Independence Special

Someone I know once said he watched Hindi films only for the actresses. He said his wife at home had packed

Over the years, Tishani’s twin lives of dance and writing have flowed in and out of each other fairly seamlessly.(Photo: ISHAN TANKHA)

Write Like a Dancer

Independence Special

The story of how I came to work with Chandralekha, one of India’s most controversial and celebrated

The Tihar Factory, which trains and employs convicts, raked in Rs 11 crore from sales of its TJ brand of products last year. (Photo: ASHISH SHARMA)

Made in Tihar

Independence Special

Tihar Jail, South Asia’s largest prison complex, is re-pitching itself as a retail chain. Call it the magic

Bebeto's pick (left to right): Frank Lampard (England), Aquero (Argentina), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Luis Fabiano (Brazil) and Fernando Torres (Spain).

The Greatest Show on Earth

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In this World Cup too, as in many World Cups, Brazil will be among the favourites. Looking at the Brazilian

The lungi is often a symbol of old-world male chauvinism.

Little Ones

anniversary special

Wrap That Lungi Let’s face it, we’ve been over-reacting all this while that Indian fashion designers have