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

TO LIVE WELL, TREAT YOUR LIVER WELL!

TEJASWI’S NEW POLL PLAYBOOK

SEARCH DEEPENS FOR A NEW BOSS

The Sikh Clergy Turmoil

SAMAJWADI’S ASSET AND CHIEF LIABILITY

FAULT LINES RESURFACE

A LIQUOR UPROAR

ALL TALK, NO PURGE

MAPPING INDIA’S GROSS DOMESTIC BEHAVIOUR • A PIONEERING SURVEY REVEALS SOME STARTLING TRUTHS ABOUT OUR CIVIC AND SOCIAL ATTITUDES. AWARENESS AND EDUCATION REMAIN KEY TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE

METHODOLOGY

GAUGING THE CONSCIENCE QUOTIENT • India’s civic values exhibit stark contrasts across states—while some lay complete store by integrity and responsibility, others are marred by corruption and ethical ambiguity

The Compliance Conundrum • Indians know civic responsibility but often don’t practise it. This survey reveals the disconnect between awareness and real-world behaviour

THE FEAR FACTOR • The GDB survey results on public safety expose a diverse range of challenges, each demanding nuanced, state-specific solutions

A Battle to Win their Trust • The public safety survey reveals a nation neither wholly secure nor entirely anxious but rather existing in a curious state of in-between—a patchwork quilt of confidence and concern

CRACKS IN EQUALITY • While Indian society embraces gender equality in education and employment, entrenched patriarchy continues to shape household decisions and personal freedoms for women

A Question of Agency • The survey brings up concerning trends for women whose competence, qualification or potential agency are blunted in order that they conform within the patriarchal stronghold

THE SLOW BLURRING OF BOUNDARIES • Caste or religious discrimination find fewer takers, but the boundaries stay firm when it comes to marriage outside faith or caste group

A Gradual Move Towards Inclusivity • Surprising results from several states—on religion and employment, for instance—point at soften ing attitudes on old divisions. The most liberal of our communities reside in all corners of the country

RETURNING THE BOOTY • THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE HAS MADE RESTITUTION A PRIORITY, AGGRESSIVELY TRACING ILLICIT FUNDS, MONETISING SEIZED ASSETS AND ENSURING THAT VICTIMS OF FINANCIAL FRAUD RECEIVE THEIR RIGHTFUL DUES

WIPING OUT THE STIGMA • At long last, villages in western Maharashtra are taking it upon themselves to stop the practice of ostracising widows. Many of them are also taking steps to ensure the ladies have a better future

NEW STARS ON THE HORIZON • Every IPL season unfailingly brings us new cricketing heroes who dazzle us with their skills. A look at some of the players who could set the season on fire

THE ART OF FASHION • INDIA TODAY DESIGNER SABYASACHI MUKHERJEE’S ART FOUNDATION FINDS A LASTING HOME AT ASIAN PAINTS’ NILAYA ANTHOLOGY IN MUMBAI

HOME AND THE WORLD • A group art exhibition at TRI Art & Culture, Kolkata, offers an unconventional take on the concept of ‘home’

Drama in UNIFORM • NEERAJ PANDEY HAS MANAGED TO ROPE IN THE LEADING STARS OF BANGLA CINEMA FOR NETFLIX’S KHAKEE: THE BENGAL CHAPTER

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