THE WEEK India Magazine - June 02, 2024

In this issue

Why it is an intense battle in Uttar Pradesh

The BJP is banking on PM Narendra Modi’s popularity, the sanatan stance of CM Yogi Adityanath and an improved law and order situation. The Samajwadi Party and the Congress are fighting together as part of the INDIA bloc. And, the Bahujan Samaj Party is locked in a battle for survival. But this election is of narrow margins—both in victory and defeat.

In Untold Stories: Carl-Gustaf, the Indian infantry's go-to weapon, will be made in Haryana

@Leisure: Deepa Mehta’s latest—I am Sirat—tenderly tells the story of a transwoman battling dual identity

In Health: Stroke care is not rocket science. All it needs is better public awareness and access to timely and affordable treatment

Searching for Surjeet

Ever since the British left us to our fate, freedom and franchise, many Indians have yearned for a two-party system like the way they have it in England—a neat polity where two parties contest for power, and the loser would shadow the ruler.

2 mins

MANN IN A CORNER

In a four-cornered contest, the division of votes might work to the advantage of the Congress. It could also help the AAP, which is fighting massive anti-incumbency, save face

10+ mins

The actor and the charmer

It is a battle of two Biharis in North East Delhi, which highlights the importance of the Purvanchali vote in Delhi politics

9 mins

Battle of the exes

As former spouses take on each other, Bishnupur is witnessing a personal as well as political fight

5 mins

STILL VOTERS RUN DEEP

THE BJP IS RELYING ON MODI AND YOGI, THE SP IS TRYING TO SHED ITS OLD IMAGE, THE CONGRESS SEEMS ABSENT ON THE GROUND, AND THE BSP IS IN A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL. THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE OF THESE ELECTIONS, THOUGH, IS SILENCE

9 mins

AS LUCKNOW WOULD HAVE IT

The Uttar Pradesh tally could trigger changes in BJP and INDIA bloc

4 mins

WE'RE BUILDING A NEW BHARAT; OPPOSITION CAN'T STOMACH IT

INTERVIEW - BRAJESH PATHAK, DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER, UTTAR PRADESH

2 mins

RAHUL AND PRIYANKA ARE OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER

INTERVIEW - KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA, DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER, UTTAR PRADESH

2 mins

LURE OF FUTURE

In Varanasi, the younger generation's preference for modernity is likely to guarantee Modi's hat-trick win

4 mins

NOT JUST IN THE NAME OF RAM

When voting, Ayodhya has always looked at issues beyond the temple

4 mins

Boom in the heartland

After nearly 80 years in service, the Carl-Gustaf weapon system continues to be in demand globally. Now, the Indian infantry’s go-to weapon will be made in Haryana

5 mins

A midsummer daydream

From simplified taxes to daring reforms, India Inc’s wish list for the new government is long

6 mins

Richer states subsidising poorer ones cannot go on forever

INTERVIEW - D.SUBBARAO FORMER RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR

5 mins

India is firing on just 10 per cent of the engines

INTERVIEW - KARTHIK MURALIDHARAN ECONOMIST

5 mins

Bearing up in boring Britain

These days in Britain, boring is good. After the hangover of Boris Johnson’s wild escapades, Liz Truss’s wilder financial swings, Brexit’s economic nosedives, and Rishi Sunak’s flipflops, British voters find the unexciting rather appealing.

2 mins

A chain that links us all

How a governor of Andamans influenced the Barbados programme of action for Small Island Developing States in 1994

6 mins

Free to be me

Deepa Mehta's latest, I am Sirat, is about a transwoman battling dual identity. It is a bold story tenderly told

4 mins

Sweet on cinema

If anyone can breach the chasm between chef and actor, it is Ranveer Brar

4 mins

Lessons from music

Matilda The Musical is a total must watch

2 mins

Lady Whistledown's back

The new season of Bridgerton could have been a reflection of reality, rather than an escape from it

2 mins

Cannes can do

Never mind that India is witnessing a massive general election, perhaps one of the dirtiest it has ever witnessed.

2 mins

Nancy, how about Kanhaiya?

I have been following Nancy Tyagi on Instagram for over a year.

2 mins

How Anger Can Hurt Your Heart

Getting angry can constrict blood vessels and increase a person's risk of developing heart in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

1 min

ESKETAMINE INJECTION MAY REDUCE RISK OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

A SINGLE LOW DOSE INJECTION of esketamine given right after childbirth can reduce the risk of major postpartum depression by about three quarters, finds a US study published in The BMJ.

1 min

LIFT OR STAIRS? ALWAYS CHOOSE STAIRS

ACCORDING TO A STUDY PRESENTED AT ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, climbing stairs is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and death.

1 min

MAMMOGRAM RECOMMENDED FROM AGE 40

THE US PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF) has issued new recommendations for all women to start getting mammograms every other year beginning at age 40 and continuing through age 74.

1 min

TREATING GUM DISEASE CAN HELP PREVENT AFib RECURRENCE

PATIENTS WHO HAD THEIR GUM DISEASE treated following treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), or irregular heartbeat, are significantly less likely to suffer AFib recurrence, according to Japanese research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

1 min

At What Ages Do People Feel Most Lonely?

ACCORDING TO A US STUDY PUBLISHED in the journal Psychological Science, loneliness follows a U-shaped pattern in adulthood people are loneliest during younger and older adulthood, and least lonely in middle age.

1 min

BONE SUPREMACY

Taking good care of your bones will take a big load off your old age

7 mins

Winner in a wheelchair

Cerebral palsy could not stop Sarika from achieving her dream of becoming a civil servant

3 mins

Stroke Of Genius?

Not really. Stroke care is not rocket science. All it needs is better public awareness and access to timely and affordable treatment

10+ mins

AGEING BACKWARDS

THE NEW BREED OF WELLNESS’ GURUS—FROM FITNESS EXPERTS TO BIOHACKERS

9 mins

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