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‘I criticise the govt because I want India to grow and succeed’: Dhruv Rathee
Speaking on the power of public movements and pressure groups like the Cockroach Janta Party, Dhruv Rathee urged young citizens to organise at the grassroots level rather than waiting for political saviours
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From street dissent to Parliament: How the battle over electoral rolls threatens delimitation
Delimitation and One Nation One Election initiatives face severe parliamentary hurdles as the ruling BJP contends with sustained opposition agitations over the SIR of electoral rolls and the neutrality of the EC
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From Kashmir to Delhi: When THE WEEK’s reporter experienced his first detention in the capital
THE WEEK correspondent Badar Bashir recounts his unexpected eight-hour detention at Maurya Enclave police station after being caught in a police sweep without his press card
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Constitutional loyalty or political compliance? The crisis facing India's civil services
Indian civil services face an unprecedented crisis of independence as officials increasingly tailor advice to meet political expectations rather than fulfilling their constitutional responsibilities
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Preserving the past: How India is digitising and restoring ancient manuscripts
Ancient Indian manuscripts, numbering an estimated ten million across libraries, temples, and private archives, are currently being documented, restored, and digitised through the Union government’s ambitious Gyan Bharatam Mission
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‘We have already mapped and verified 1.2crore manuscripts’: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Union minister of culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat also talked about the recent controversy over Vande Mataram and the pending report on the Keeladi excavation
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How this Kochi native is keeping alive the ancient art of making palm-leaf manuscripts
Palm-leaf manuscripts are being brought back to life by Kochi-based craftsman Rajesh Kumar R., who painstakingly cures raw leaves, etches ancient texts with a metal stylus, and darkens the inscriptions using charcoal and lemongrass oil
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Why researchers are turning to physical media for long-term manuscript preservation
Spearheaded by Prof. P.R. Mukund and Tara Prakashana, the cutting-edge techniques ensure that centuries-old treasures—from ancient palm-leaf scriptures to a 1492 CE Bhagavad Gita—remain accessible to future generations
