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Deepika Padukone on her beloved India

Travelling through India, says actress Deepika Padukone, is the best way to...

We've thrown India to the lions

'India is independent, but we've thrown her to the lions -- bribe-loving,...

Yeh hai India meri jaan!

Corruption won't cease as long as we keep paying Rs 50 to escape prosecution...

Why Indian royals still have a peculiar hold on us

The idea of India is documented by its 4,500-year-old history and as much as...

'It's easy to belong and be accepted in India'

Rocky Singh feels India's real beauty lies in its amazing culture of acceptance.

'The stink at Gandhiji's birthplace angered me'

In our Independence Day Special on the India You Didn't Know, Kiran Bedi...

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Coverage

India, you've come a long way

From coal engines and phone calls that took two days to come through, to the...

There is an India we don't wish to know

In our Independence Day Special on the India You Didn't Know, Carnatic...

The credit is in India's roots and its stories

In our Independence Day Special on the India You Didn't Know, Member of...

Photos/Videos

Photos: The colours of India

Akhtar Sheikh captures the myriad moods of enchanting India.

Videos: Cutest renditions of the National Anthem

Videos: Cutest renditions of the National Anthem

Photos: India, the One and Only

A collection of photographs that depict various facets of the wonder that is...

Specials

Indifference, not corruption, is our worst malady

'As long as millions of our poorest, hungriest, youngest and oldest citizens...

The world has come to know India better

Renowned Chef Hemant Oberoi on the astonishing transformation of the Indian...

Special Series: India@60

India, a land with an ancient civilisation but a fairly young nation, has...

Archives

Icons that make India

A look at the mosaic that defines the country

The great speeches of modern India

As Independent India turns 60 on August 15, we present a collection of...

Only in India you can go to a friend's house and say 'Hello aunty, I've come to eat'