India Today Magazine - May 13, 2024

In this issue

Highlights of India Today 13th May issue;

Regional satraps of Maharashtra, Bengal and Bihar could stand between PM Modi and his place in history, but if they fail to defeat him, they might find themselves in its dustbin. Aso in the issue are election news from around the country, a peek behind Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Netflix's 'Heeramandi' and an interview with chess grandmaster D. Gukesh.

THE MAYA TWISTER

BSP chief Mayawati's allotment of seats keeping in mind sundry caste configurations could disrupt the plans of the NDA and INDIA alliances in Uttar Pradesh

4 mins

RECLAIMING THE CITADEL

After a defeat in the previous election, Jyotiraditya Scindia is determined to win back Guna, once his family pocket borough

4 mins

Digvijaya's Last Stand

Digvijaya Singh makes a comeback to the Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency after 33 years as the Congress candidate, employing a grassroots-style campaign. The contest is expected to be fierce

4 mins

THE HIMANTA ROCK SHOW

Changing tack, the Assam CM is steering clear of religious rhetoric and reaching out to Muslim voters to take the BJP tally to a record high in the northeastern state

4 mins

THE SAFFRON ONSLAUGHT

With PM Modi's shining armour as their beacon, the BJP seems poised to sweep the state again. Inflation matters, voices asking for jobs are lost in the Opposition vacuum

4 mins

THE BIG BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL

THE REGIONAL SATRAPS OF MAHARASHTRA, BENGAL AND BIHAR COULD STAND BETWEEN PM MODI AND HIS PLACE IN HISTORY, BUT IF THEY FAIL TO DEFEAT HIM, THEY MIGHT FIND THEMSELVES IN ITS DUSTBIN

9 mins

Who Will Win The Mahayuddh?

In Maharashtra's Most Complex Political War Ever, Shifting Alliances Fuel A Gripping Saga Of Power Struggles And Betrayals In The Pursuit Of Votes

10+ mins

THE REAL PAWAR STRUGGLE

LOYALTIES IN THE FAMILY BASTION OF BARAMATI ARE DIVIDED AS THE FEUD BETWEEN SHARAD PAWAR AND NEPHEW AJIT SEES SUPRIYA SULE PITTED AGAINST SISTER-IN-LAW SUNETRA

9 mins

The Mamata Pushback

The West Bengal Chief Minister Faces A BJP Onslaught On Issues Like Corruption And Women's Safety. Unwilling To Yield An Inch, The TMC Is Building A Narrative That The Saffron Party Is 'Anti-Bengali'

8 mins

LONE WARRIOR OF THE CONGRESS

THE VOLUBLE ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY FIGHTS WITH HIS BACK TO THE WALL IN HIS BASTION OF BAHARAMPUR

3 mins

TEJASHWI LEADS THE CHARGE

IN BIHAR'S FERVID POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE, THE RJD CHIEF'S YOUTH-CENTRIC MESSAGE BATTLES A BJP RELYING ON PM MODI'S APPEAL AND A MUCH DIMINISHED NITISH KUMAR

8 mins

The Ballad of Bhansali

An opulent, expensive passion project, or Sanjay Leela Bhansali's gift to the world? Viewers can't wait to find out as Heeramandi, his paean to six courtesans in the Lahore of pre-Independence days, drops on Netflix

6 mins

THE LAST-MILE PUSH

The India Today Smart Money Financial Summit had top experts discussing how technology could be leveraged to widen the reach of personal finance tools

3 mins

The Razor's Edge

Salman Rushdie's Knife is an eloquent, first-person account of the horrific attack on him. It's also a love story

3 mins

Of Freedom and Friendship

T.C.A. RAGHAVAN'S CIRCLES OF FREEDOM FOLLOWS THREE YOUNG MUSLIMS DRAWN INTO THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE

2 mins

FOUND IN TRANSLATION

With its excellent translations, Songs of Tagore makes Rabindrasangit accessible to the non-Bengali reader

2 mins

SEARCHING FOR THE SOUND

Kashmiri musician Faheem Abdullah’s debut album Lost; Found is a collaborative effort

1 min

Rhythms of Nature

ARTIST AND MUSIC COMPOSER GINGGER SHANKAR'S LATEST SINGLE COMBINES SOUTH INDIAN MUSIC WITH INUIT THROAT SINGING

1 min

Centennial Man

A seminal exhibition of K.G. Subramanyan's works in his birth centenary year at Emami Art, Kolkata takes an imaginative and immersive curatorial approach

2 mins

PORTRAITS OF A PEOPLE

Etchings by the colonial Flemish artist F. Baltazard Solvyns are getting a new lease of life in an exhibition at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai

1 min

SPORTING SPIRIT

BADMINTON PLAYER ASHWINI PONNAPPA, 34, IS OFF TO HER THIRD OLYMPICS, THIS TIME WITH A NEW PARTNER, TANISHA CRASTO

1 min

Grand Young Master

Seventeen-yearold D. Gukesh has become the youngest player to win the Candidates chess tournament

1 min

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