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

MEET THE-DEBUTANTS • FROM FARMERS TO PROFESSIONALS, ROYALS TO ENTERTAINERS, WEALTHY BUSINESSMEN TO GRASSROOTS WORKERS, 280 OUT OF 542 MPs IN THE 18TH LOK SABHA ARE FIRST-TIMERS WHO COME WITH HOPE AND AMBITION. A READY RECKONER

THE YOUNG BRIGADE • The seven stars of the 18th Lok Sabha for whom age is not a barrier to their ambition

Your Career Goldmine

PLAYING A NEW ROLE • A firebrand Bollywood actress, regional thespians and a Kolkata Knight Rider, this contingent is familiar with how to mark their presence

MAKING SENSE OF INDIA

STATE CAPTAINS TO DILLI DURBAR • For some, it’s a second coming, for others, it came as a reward for persistence and longevity. They have led the state, now they will be looking to make a mark at the Centre

A TRIBE OF THEIR OWN • The voice of marginalised tribal groups, these new representatives now aim to amplify their concerns in Parliament

IN AUGUST COMPANY • The entrepreneur-politicians who will now help steer national policy

REGAL REPRESENTATIVES • Blue-blooded men and women who will bring royal flair to the House of the People

VOICES FROM THE MARGINS • Some are political veterans, others relative newcomers. Together, they will represent the new face of their community in Parliament

BEATING ALL ODDS • Women representatives who have risen from the grassroots to get a seat at the national table

NEXT-GEN NETAS • Politics runs in their genes, as scions of political families carry forward their legacies

HUMBLING THE GOLIATHS • Minnows, no-hopers, underdogs? Not any more. These new MPs are all claimants to the description that they have felled some of the mightiest political grandees of the realm

SURPRISE ELEMENTS • Tireless party workers beavering away in the background, husbands/wives of politicians or soldiers taking the political plunge, these new MPs were catapulted suddenly into prominence

GODMEN, SHAMANS & CLERICS • From novice imams to suave dynasts to voodoo shamans to self-styled mahants, the whole gamut is on show in the House

THE SENIOR CLUB • At 70 years and above, this cohort may have made a late debut, but it is accompanied by a wealth of experience

SHIFTING HOUSE • Rajya Sabha veterans who have finally squared up to the ballot—and won—will be a welcome addition in the House of the People

IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE NOW • So far, the state was their playground. The June 4 verdict has elevated them to play in the nationals

FROM DESK TO DAIS • Sa far, familiar with implementing policy, these former bureaucrats will now have an inside view of the legislative process itself

UPHOLDERS TO MAKERS OF LAW • It should be a seamless transition for these new MPs from courtroom drama to parliamentary negotiation

HEALTHY CORPS • India’s health policies should benefit from the entry of these healthcare professionals from fields as diverse as cardiology, psychiatry, Ayurveda and homeopathy

AN ESTEEMED FACULTY • School teachers as well as professors of business, computer science and cultural studies, they got out...