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India Today’s 50th anniversary issue rewrites the story of modern India
NEW DELHI: India Today has unveiled its 50th anniversary special, The Remaking of India: 1975–2025, a sweeping collector’s edition that marks five decades of chronicling the country’s political, economic and cultural transformation.
Billed as a once-in-a-generation publication, the special is the largest issue ever produced by the magazine. Released as an unprecedented double issue, it features more than 800 curated images and 256 pages of editorial content, expanding to over 600 pages in the English edition and more than 360 pages in Hindi, including extensive advertising innovations.
The edition traces India’s journey across five turbulent decades, capturing shifts in power, periods of economic reinvention, social change and cultural evolution, with the ambition and scale befitting a national chronicle.
Advertiser participation was equally striking. The English edition carries over 190 advertisers and more than 400 advertising pages, while the Hindi edition features over 55 advertisers across 150-plus pages, underlining the magazine’s continued pull as a premium print platform.
“Advertising delivers its strongest impact when it is carried by trust, depth and intent,” said India Today Group chief executive officer, publishing, Manoj Sharma. In a fragmented media environment, he added, magazines continue to offer credibility, sustained attention and lasting brand association.
Founded in 1975, India Today has published 2,006 issues and remains one of India’s most influential journalistic institutions. The anniversary edition stands as a definitive record of modern India: documented in real time, now assembled as history.
With this milestone campaign, India Today reinforces its role as a chronicler of consequence, offering readers and institutions a lens to understand both India’s past and the forces shaping its future.
