THE WEEK India Magazine - June 23, 2024

In this issue

The great American dream

With the US co-hosting the T20 World Cup, will cricket shimmer into the US minds in the years to come? Or is just hype and hoopla? Going westwards is the best step for cricket outside of ICC full-member heritage hierarchies. That said, the globalisation cake of the gentleman’s game is made up of more than what is cooking inside the World Cup.

Also read: Narendra Modi has given a sense of continuity as ministers were picked and portfolios allotted to ward off any signs of change

In untold stories: The transformation of a young woman to one of the heaviest woman powerlifters in the world

@Leisure: How stories from the Panchatantra, which recently got UNESCO recognition, became timeless tales with universal appeal

Two missing from the house

We heard Narendra Modi during the poll campaign say, he had missed an opposition during his 10-year rule, and “it pains my heart”. The agony would have abated now. Janata-Janardan has granted him an opposition.

2 mins

Recalibrate India's position on China

PENPA TSERING HAS been closely watching China's military drills in the Taiwan Strait, renaming of villages in Arunachal Pradesh and the aggression in Ladakh.

6 mins

FIREFIGHTER TEAM

Modi has given a sense of continuity while choosing his ministers and rewarded those who have performed well

8 mins

MODI MAY NOT CONTINUE FOR FIVE YEARS

GAURAV GOGOI, 41, won a tough fight in the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency, where he was up against the might of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

4 mins

Capital gain

With Chandrababu Naidu back at the helm, the Amaravati project gets going again

4 mins

TRIBAL STRATEGY

The BJP's first government in Odisha marks a turning point in the state's political history

2 mins

Will Modi 3.0 Run Its Full Term?

The Narendra Modi government has a wafer-thin majority. Either of Modi’s partners, the JD(U) with 12 seats or the TDP with 16, can upset the apple cart. That was the condition of V.P. Singh’s government. It lasted 11 months. That too was the condition of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s first government in 1996. That lasted 13 days. The plug can be pulled at any time.

2 mins

GROUND DOWN

The sharp erosion of BSP votes can be pinned on the party's failure to repackage its message and work towards sustained cultural awakening

4 mins

Yorkers for New Yorkers!

As the US steps up to the crease as co-host of the T20 World Cup, it is important to note that cricket's globalisation cake is made up of more than what is cooking inside this tournament

8 mins

A time before home runs

Cricket is not new to America. In fact, the sport counted Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln among its early fans

4 mins

With every game we play, there is more buzz

Growing up playing gully cricket in Anand, Gujarat, Monank Patel would never have thought that he would lead a national team from across the globe.

2 mins

Bumrah for the breakthrough

India looks to stop the spate of failures in ICC competitions, with a billion hopes now resting on its pace ace instead of the superstar batters

5 mins

Cricket cannot be a main sport in the US

With his new book The Winner’s Mindset, former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson wants to share with young cricketers the importance of developing your mind along with your body.

5 mins

Watto can help

As a World Cup-winner, an MVP of the IPL and Australia’s all-rounder for a generation, Shane Watson is the right candidate to write a book called The Winner’s Mindset.

2 mins

Farewell, legend

Sunil Chhetri's determination to be counted among the best was rewarded by a stellar international career, evoking comparisons with all-time greats like Messi and Ronaldo

4 mins

Strong men do cry

Let's go home,\" Sunil whispered in my ears after playing his last international match and crying his heart out at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata. Perhaps he knew that I, and all others in the family, wanted him to continue, but what would make us happier is to see him spend more time at home.

3 mins

BIG IS BEAUTIFUL

The transformation of a young woman to one of the heaviest woman powerlifters in the world

5 mins

Animal charm

How stories from the Panchatantra, which recently got UNESCO recognition, became timeless tales with universal appeal

4 mins

Who is the bigger heroine?

Suspended woman constable of the CISF Kulwinder Kaur suddenly became heroine no.1 in the eyes of millions. It was alleged that she had slapped controversial real life heroine Kangana Ranaut, the newly minted Lok Sabha MP from Mandi, at the security-check area inside Chandigarh airport. The video of the incident went viral as divided opinions jammed social media, with supporters of both women pitching in.

2 mins

Controversies minus commotion

Beyond the Hype lifts the lid on medical cases where overheated rhetoric alarms the uninformed

2 mins

The feminist Souza

Janeita Singh's essays will soak you in F.N. Souza's art

2 mins

Stories from the Himalayas

I first heard of Looms of Ladakh when the pandemic hit in 2020. We were looking for artisans and artisanal cooperatives to raise funds for and someone had suggested their name. Fortunately they were well looked after by their founders, but I continued to follow their extraordinary work since then.

2 mins

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