Highway to heaven
A unique project in Varanasi is pushing for modern development in the heartland of Indian antiquity. It may well become a model for historic precincts in the country as India develops economically.
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The Lehman Trilogy: A chronicle of American capitalism
The story of the Lehman brothers is also the story of America and how it was built.
OTT platforms: Full stream ahead
As Indians consume more digital content, video-streaming players are battling it out for eyeballs and real estate on smartphones. Who will emerge the winner?
Who’s afraid of hip-hop Ramcharitmanas?
If there is one overwhelming desire that underpins politics in India today and which is almost entirely ignored in any debate, it is the desire to transform from being a market to an economy.
Pocket Aces: A tale of three aces
A few years after the 2008 financial crisis, three Wall Street bankers began thinking of starting something on their own. That’s how digital entertainment company Pocket Aces was born in 2013.
The cultural economy of Kashi
What connects a heavy metal band in Mongolia, the revival of traditional clothing in China, the Norte-Dame, and the urban rejuvenation of the Indian Prime Minister’s constituency?
The end of the Khan Market consensus
The real growth in India is happening in cities like Surat and Agra, Tiruppur and Rajkot, Tiruchirappalli and Vijayawada.
Where are the culture startups in India?
Despite a lot of noise about heritage and culture, India is failing to build world-class research or an ecosystem for cutting-edge start-ups. Here are examples to learn from.
India’s billionaire Bollygarchs
James Crabtree’s The Billionaire Raj is optimistic India will get past the inequality and crony capitalism of its Gilded Age into a Progressive Era.
Insights with Gurcharan Das
Author Gurcharan Das talks about his new book – Kama: The Riddle of Desire, and why the conflict between dharma and kama is a bit like the dilemma of demonetisation.
