30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: ESSAY

Springing Tiger

If India can combine its hard and soft powers, it will become a smart power, having already passed the test of political participation that China has not

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 MOMENTOUS EVENTS

Footprints Of A Nation

Economic, political, social, from sachet to Shah Bano, a look at some of the events that changed our lives, for better or worse.

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 FADE-OUTS

Gone With The Wind

Remember a time when you needed an antenna to watch TV and a letter-box to post letters? Thirty staples that have failed the test of time.

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 TIME TRAVELLERS

Changing Faces

Quick-change artists or two-act celebrities, they have all been players in history's second chance saloon.

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 GREATEST LINES

Memorable Phrases

Political slogans, movie dialogues, advertisement taglines, society speak, even campus jargon that entered, and stayed on, in the nation's vocabulary

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: ESSAY

Minor League

Authentic champions in India have been few and a string of semi-successful sporting heroes has led to cricketers, by default, monopolising eyeballs and aspirations

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: ESSAY

Digit-All Universe

In a new converged environment, user-generated content is the wave of the future as young, technology-savvy Indians are increasingly becoming entertainment multi-taskers

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 CLASSICAL RECORDINGS

Music Of The Gods

Unheard. Unmatched. Incomparable. Thirty of the most divine classical music recordings by legends past and present. Undiluted genius, rewound.

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: ESSAY

Grow Up, Junior

Playing second fiddle to the US may be what some globalised Indians want but it will not help India resolve its own crippling problems of poverty and inequality

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 PERFECT SHOTS

Great Moments

When the mind's eye awakens to history's significance, when the essence of light illuminates everyday reality, a rare image is born, transcending time. Thirty images capture the people who defined the past three decades.

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No Place Like East

Indians, however poor or illiterate, are stoic people of great stamina with a reverence for learning. It is this engine that will propel the nation to the forefront of humanity.

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 GREATEST LAUGHS

Gift Of The Gag

Call it a dark comedy or a light-hearted farce. Either way, there is much to laugh about in India, especially when people get serious. Here are 30 greatest laughs.

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 LITERARY MOMENTS

Twists In The Tales

From Page 3 book launches to personal confessions, wannabe writers to true-blue wordsmiths, the Indian literary world has enough characters to fill a tome

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 BEST SPORTING MOMENTS

Instant Replay

Mohammed Ali once said champions aren't made in the gym but from the dream they have deep within. This is when India dug deep inside its gut to bring the country to its feet. Thirty sporting moments that had India's collective heart in its mouth.

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 BEST PERFORMANCES

Screen Charmers

Great characters endure even after the last reel is unspooled. Thirty performances by actors who have been entertaining us for at least 15 years. A subjective list, in alphabetical order.

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   30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: 30 DEFINING DISHES

Spice Of Life

From Chinese cuisine to colonial specialties, here are 30 palate-teasers that are particular to India

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