Aditi Pai

It was not once, but thrice, that Maharashtra came close to having a woman as its chief minister. Destiny—and party calculus—intervened each time. As January drew to a close, 67 years after the state’s formation, Maharashtra finally saw its first woman deputy chief minister: a grieving Sunetra Pawar. The moment was marked not by celebration but by tragedy. She had lost her husband, the powerful Ajit Pawar, in an aircraft crash just days earlier. Her elevation came less from ceremony and more...

The nine days of Navratri celebrate goddesses who embody strength in different forms; valour, compassion, creativity, austerity,...

The nine days of Navratri celebrate goddesses who embody strength in different forms; valour, compassion, creativity, austerity,...