Welcome to India Today, March 2, 1998

India Today
March 2, 1998

The Sonia Blitzkrieg
In a blistering campaign that covered 60,000 km and 138 constituencies in 34 days, Sonia Gandhi -- widow, mother and "patriot" -- endeared herself to the people. The media blitz unleashed by the market-savvy backroom boys is unparalleled in electoral history.

Battle for the South
Be it the Congress resurgence, the BJP's ambitions or the UF's very existence -- the South holds the key to their future.

Course Correction
Changing tack mid-way through the poll campaign, the party begins attacking Sonia in right earnest.

Cup and the Lip
Confining the Choice
What the Stars Foretell
New Rivalries, Old Promises
Enter the Spoilsport
Poll Pourri

Playing with Fire
The bomb blasts in Tamil Nadu could disrupt communal harmony and affect the ruling combine's chances in the polls.

Caving In
With the Centre refusing to help, the states are pushed into a deeper fiscal crisis. The first casualty of the cutbacks: development programmes.

Race Course Road by Prabhu Chawla
The Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Essay: by Manoj Joshi
Flipside by Dilip Bobb
Cyberchatter by Arun Katiyar

Three's Not a Crowd
The Parsi Panchayat comes up with a radical three-child proposal to stem the rapid slide in the community's strength.

A New School of Thought
Cramming and boring classes are out. Informal interaction, computers and liberal curricula are in. That's how some schools are redefining education.

Safer at Home
The Iron Lady
Misfired Shot
Eloquent Hints
Blaming them All
Arms for Free
Anthem Logic
Hash of a Career
Lights Out
Growth Fund

Back Where She Belongs
After nearly two years of successive flops and press obits, Madhuri has returned to the top.

Eternal Triangle
An art show that explores home-grown abstractions and symbols.

Colours of Chaos
A messy plot and sketchy characters mar Saat Rang Ke Sapne.

Lone Battle
Samaantharangal is a seriously watchable film.

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