India Today

India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

PICKING UP THE PIECES

FEVER PITCH

DRIVEN TO DESPAIR

THE SLATE IS CLEAN

A MINISTER REBELS

HUMANS OF BANDHAVGARH

RESERVING JUDGEMENT

BRIDGING THE DIVIDE

NEIGHBOURS-WHY INDIA SHOULD WORRY • SURROUNDED BY TURMOIL, INDIA NEEDS TO REINVENT ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST POLICY, LEST CHINA TAKES ADVANTAGE AND EXTENDS ITS INFLUENCE

THE RING OF FIRE • NOT JUST TURMOIL IN BANGLADESH, INSTABILITY IN PAKISTAN OR HOSTILITY FROM CHINA, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN OTHER PROXIMATE COUNTRIES HAVE ALSO GIVEN INDIA CAUSE FOR CONCERN

AS THE FIRE WAS LIT IN BANGLADESH

PANACEA OR PANDORA’S BOX? • THE SUPREME COURT’S RECENT VERDICT ALLOWING SUBCLASSIFICATION WITHIN SCs/STs HAS SET OFF A DEBATE ON WHETHER RESERVATIONS LEAD TO TRUE SOCIAL EQUITY OR GET REDUCED TO A TOOL IN THE HANDS OF POLITICAL PARTIES SEEKING TO PROFIT FROM VOTE BANK POLITICS

TACKLING TEETHING TROUBLES • A NOBODY PITCHFORKED INTO THE HOT SEAT AS CM, BHAJAN LAL SHARMA HAS BORNE THE BAPTISM BY FIRE WITH NO RANCOUR. NOW, HE’S SLOWLY EVOLVING HIS POLICY SIGNATURE: SENSIBLE, BALANCED AND NOT WITHOUT THE BIG IDEA

“Politics and ideology is one thing, I like restraint in language”

Your Career Goldmine

REIMAGINING EDU CATION • The India Today Education Conclave 2024 saw educators debate on making India a global leader, ready for the 21st century

WHY ARE INDIANS SLEEPING LESS?

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTING • In between directing and teaching in film schools, Anurag Kashyap is doing a lot of acting this year

Shunning Stereotypes • Writer-producer Kanika Dhillon returns with Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba, whose divisive lead character Rani makes unapologetic choices and is anything but docile

Finding the Sweet Spot • Four promising new EP releases by independent artists show that relationships remain an endless source of inspiration

Symphony of Success • The Musical Maverick is a detailed account of Shankar Mahadevan’s career as a musician and singer

EYE ON INDIA • DESTINATION INDIA AT DAG, DELHI, SHOWS HOW PERCEPTIONS AND TREATMENTS EVOLVED AMONG FOREIGN ARTISTS IN THE PRE-INDEPENDENCE ERA

Like Father, (Un)like Daughter • An exhibition at Mumbai’s Chatterjee & Lal compares and contrasts the works of an influential fatherdaughter artist duo

Not All Fun And Games • In Boundary Lab, Nandan Kamath examines the phenomenon of sports, “the world’s largest social experiment”

CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN • Everest, Inc. is about the aura of the world’s tallest mountain and the commercial climbing industry it has spawned

Age No Bar • Keep Moving, Milind Soman’s latest book, co-written with his wife and mother, shows that you can be fit at any age