Highlights of India Today 2nd January 2019, issue: Cover Story: Aalekh Naya Bharat Hope and grand ambition course through the great Indian hinterland even amid the enveloping gloom of rural distress. Catch the winning spirit.   Special Issue: Samajik Yoddha Kitne Chehre Dharkar Aati Hai Kranti It’s not easy being a social entrepreneur in rural India. The environment is often hostile, convincing others of your goals and raising money hard and the beneficiaries themselves are often wary of your motives.   Special Issue: Chhote Shahr Ke Designer Desi Hunar Ki Udaan Rooted in small-town values and affecting an old-world charm, a crop of new designers is digging deep into history and nostalgia to make a style statement   Special Issue: Hashiye Ki Kala Asahmati Ke Rang Young artists are putting issues of caste discrimination and identity on the canvas and challenging the status quo   Special Issue: Khel Ke Sitare Oonchi Chhalang Small-town and rural India are becoming the wellsprings of sporting talent   Special Issue: Navachar Naye Sankatmochan The digital revolution and ingenious interventions are touching our lives in unimaginable ways, even more so in the countryside, as a new breed of innovators pilot varied initiatives.   India Today Art Awards: Kala Ke Ye Qaddawar The fourth edition of the India today art awards honoured artists who raise political questions and create works that comment and protest.   Upfront: Rafale Namurad Printer Ne Ghalti Kar Di! The government was back on the defensive a week after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking an investigation into the Rs 60,000 crore purchase of Rafale fighter aircraft.