UPFRONT
BANKING ON
DEPOSITS PG 3
GUEST COLUMN: NET
NEUTRALITY
PG 6
INSIDE
22
C OV E R S T O RY
Rahul
Raj
The reluctant
prince finally
takes charge
of the Grand
ol’ Party. Can
he pull the
Congress out
of the abyss it
finds itself in?
LEISURE
NOVEL GRAPHICS
PG 52
Q&A:
ALI SETHI
PG 62
G U J A R AT P O L L S
47
CAN MODI SAVE
GUJARAT?
With the assembly elections looking
more close than ever, it’s all up to
PM Narendra Modi’s charisma now, to
win over the Gujaratis for the BJP
O B I T UA RY
50
THE LAST
ROMANTIC
An entire
generation of
women saw in
Shashi Kapoor
their dream
guy. Yet he had
to wait long to
get his due
AYO D H YA
34
25 YEARS
AFTER BABRI
Looking back at the
events in Ayodhya and
how it changed the
course of the
country’s history
Cover photograph by VIKRAM SHARMA
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