Issue 20

The Game Is On in Hollywood

With Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, Hollywood might have just cracked the code for success

Fair Play, And Its Many Meanings

Fair play is a sporting ideal. But what does it mean? And where did it come from?

Using artwork to voice dissent

TV Santhosh represents a breed of artists that is not afraid to mix art with activism

The Notre Dame and its ‘speaking stones’

The Notre Dame cathedral, like similar gothic structures, is rife with symbols of alchemy

Telling composers apart from posers

Some musicians don’t seek the creative spark. They find a success formula, and stick to it

Modi must focus on achievable security goals

The PM's national security team must walk a perilous path strewn with lethal traps

Chilling in Churu

Half a millennia of extreme weather conditions — India's hottest place sees temperatures often falling below freezing in its harsh winters — has made people of Churu exceptionally resilient

Risks always turn out well for me: Katrina

Her stardom is hard earned. Which is why, even after 15 years, the Indian audience’s love affair with Katrina Kaif continues unabated

Meting Out Justice to Assam's Poachers

Budheswor Boro lost his right hand in a wild boar attack. That has not deterred him from battling against poachers and convincing Bodos on the need for nature conservation

Wary Nitish digs in for the battle of 2020

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar wants to pre-empt any attempt by his alliance partner BJP, fresh from its Lok Sabha triumph, to execute a plan for a JD(U)-mukt Bihar