Battle for Gujarat: Amit Shah in the Vanguard ~ by PR Ramesh; Saving the 1% from outrage ~ by Siddharth Singh; Between man and God ~ by V Shoba; Crisis, what crisis? ~ by James Astill; Open diary ~ by Swapan Dasgupta; It’s our dignity-in-death moment ~ by Madhavankutty Pillai; Ishant Sharma: There and Back Again ~ by Aditya Iyer; Still looking for the lost 39 ~ by Anchal Vohra; The sacred and the profane ~ by Nanditha Krishna; A poet’s fiction ~ by Nandini Nair; Limits of Non-Violence ~ by Siddharth Singh; Malavika Sarukkai: ‘I wanted to fly’ ~ by Malini Nair; An artist every day ~ by Rosalyn D’Mello; The art of keeping friends happy ~ by Rajeev Masand and more…
Open, a well-lit-window on India, addresses the progressive, globally minded reader, and tries to stay faithful to its promise of not dishing up regurgitated news or majoritarian opinion. Its clutter-free, vibrant design and superior visual content position Open among the best looking magazines in the world. Open set out to be original and stimulating, and stays true to that secret covenant with its readers. Written and edited for the sophisticated minds of modern India, Open, every week, captures the political, economic and cultural spirit of our times and tries to stay faithful to its promise of not dishing up recycled news or opinions. A smart magazine that makes its readers feel smarter, Open presents the best of narrative journalism in India. Cutting edge writing on politics, economy, society, culture, books, art, cinema, and sport makes it a magazine that is in a permanent conversation with India. Open is aimed primarily at the global-minded resident Indian reader, though its online offering (this website) gives its readership a more commanding geographical sweep, adding a loyal following outside India to its growing subscriber base and readership in the country. In some ways, Open is three magazines rolled into one neat, organic bundle. The first section of the magazine, called Openings, is a zippy selection and short analysis of the most relevant and interesting news of the week from around the world. The middle section has sharp features on politics, economy, society, international affairs, sports and much more. The final section, Salon, carries essays on culture, arts, books, cinema, music, theatre and food—plus a popular gossip column on Hindi cinema.