COVER
STORY: RURAL MARKETS CALL
OF THE COUNTRYSIDE The Tatas, the Birlas, the Mahindras, the Mittals, ITC-corporate
houses, big and small, are rushing to enter and expand rural businesses.
This is set to change what we eat and what farmers grow FULL
STORY
The BJP has pulled off spectacular victories in the urban
local body elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. India
Today's Rohit Parihar and Neeraj Mishra analyse the results.
ITC's e-choupal initiative is changing the lives of farmers
on a scale no other venture has ever done. The company is
entering more than 30 new villages a day, every single day
of the week, 365 days a year FULL
STORY
COVER
STORY: GUEST COLUMN
An
Indian Diet Revolution
Driven by diet diversification and globalisation, the consumption
patterns of Indians are transforming FULL
STORY
NATION:
GOVERNORS
Gubernatorial
Games
The UPA Government's decision to replace as many as 17 governors
gets the backing of its allies but there are serious differences
within the ruling front on the selection of the new incumbents FULL
STORY
STATES:
KARNATAKA
No
Bang for the Buck
Bad infrastructure, poor sanitation, pollution and other ills
are hobbling Bangalore's growth. Once the most favoured destination
for global hi-tech companies, the city is a victim of its
own success FULL
STORY
SPORTS:
CHESS
Prince
of the Castle
Crowned the World Junior Chess champion, P. Harikrishna proves
he has the game to be the next Viswanathan Anand FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: HERITAGE
The
Leaning Towers Of Taj
Even as the Government is busy celebrating 350 years of
the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO report shows that the mausoleum
is in danger and its minarets are tilting, thanks to the
Taj Corridor project FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: BOOKS
Glimpses
Of A Family History
Nehru writes to 'Darling Nan', Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, about
personal tragedies and political tribulations FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: KALKI CULT
Materialistic
Spiritualism
The cult of Kalki is in the spotlight as the self-proclaimed
Bhagwan and his family face serious charges of financial
mismanagement, raising question marks about its credibility FULL
STORY
COVER
STORY: RURAL MARKETS
New
Deals For Rural India
From contract farming to rural malls. From seed research to
medicinal plants. From food processing to fruit exports. Corporate
India is entering every area of agribusiness FULL
STORY
NATION:
KANCHI CONTROVERSY
The
Plot Thickens
The case against the Shankaracharya gets intricate as the
scope of investigation widens and new characters come into
the scene FULL
STORY
STATES:
BIHAR
Bending
Backwards
With assembly elections just three months away, the battle
for Bihar gets shriller and uglier as Laloo and Paswan engage
in bouts of mudslinging, much to the UPA's worry and the NDA's
delight FULL
STORY
BUSINESS
& ECONOMY: RELIANCE TUSSLE
In
Mother We Trust
While family and friends pray for peace, it seems Anil and
Mukesh are getting ready for a long-drawn battle. Kokilaben
clearly holds the key to truce FULL
STORY
SPORTS:
CRICKET
Home
Disadvantage
Visiting teams are no longer timid travellers and the Indian
team's invincibility on home turf is beginning to crumble.
With victories drying up, the blame game has begun FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: BOOKS
Fundamental
Fallacies
Mani Shankar Aiyar's save-India project. Or the rhetorical
convulsions of a secular fanatic FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: BOOKS
Crease
Sociology
The cricketing fan overpowers the social historian in Boria
Majumdar as he tries to glorify the game as a pivotal national
movement FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: CINEMA
Film
Festivity
The 35th International Film Festival is more Bahamas than
Cannes. A frightfully expensive beach party with sun, fun
and sand-where they also show films, mostly from Bollywood FULL
STORY
