The Week India – June 30, 2019

6 THE WEEK^ • JUNE 30, 2019

VOL. 37 NO. 26 THE WEEK JUNE 30 2019

FOR THE WEEK JUNE 24 - JUNE 30

CURRENT EVENTS BUSINESS

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LEISURE

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COVER PAINTING: RIYAS KOMU; COVER DESIGN: BINESH SREEDHARAN

Title: Oru Jathimadam - A variation on an image of

contemporary readings of religion

Medium: Oil on canvas; Size: 6x5ft; Year: 2019

COURTESY:

NAVAJIVAN TRUST

COLUMNS

16 POWER POINT

Sachidananda Murthy

22 FORTHWRITE

Meenakshi Lekhi

90 PMO BEAT

R. Prasannan

104 SOUND BITE

Anita Pratap

110 DETOUR

Shobhaa De

122 LAST WORD

Shashi Tharoor

EXPLORING

GANDHI

Ambani’s hybrid model may disrupt

e-commerce just like how Jio changed

the telecom sector

Amitav Ghosh’s latest, Gun Island,

is a novel that grapples with big,

overwhelming ideas

With a dozen of its MLAs jumping

ship, the Congress in Telangana is

facing an existential crisis

M.K. Gandhi is perhaps the most deified political figure in

modern history. While he is much written about, Gandhi

continues to fascinate, confound and stupefy. In this 150th

year of his birth anniversary, THE WEEK explores the man

behind the Mahatma.

Canonising Gandhi has done him no favours: Mark Tully

Gandhi envisioned Asia conquering the west through love and

truth: Rajmohan Gandhi

Gandhi and Savarkar will continue to remain as two

irreconcilable poles of Indian history: Vikram Sampath

Dalit-bahujan youth see Gandhi as a figure of

the past: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

36 COVER STORY

94 WORLD CUP

More than a fine batsman,

Rohit Sharma is a team man

While technology has made cricket more

scientific, on-field tactics and good captaincy

continue to be vital: Yajurvindra Singh

Plus

WORLD CUP

ICC

2019

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