Rajdeep Sardesai

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Will 220 be the new 272?

February is arguably the nicest month weather-wise in the national capital: the icy Himalayan wind…

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What Bollywood could learn from South Cinema

On the day when a group of alleged Karni Sena protestors attacked a school bus…

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Two cheers for Judicial ‘revolt’

‘There is one thing that journalists and lawyers have in common, we both love to…

In the name of caste

Caste narratives expose inner fault-lines in our hierarchical society and can easily spark off controversy.…

A prayer for India in 2018

With apologies to the great poet-laureate, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, a prayer for my country in…

Gujarat Gives Congress Oxygen but Revival is Still A Challenge

In a movie-crazy country, election victories too often are projected in ‘filmi’ terms. So in…

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Gujarat: Urban-rural is split wide open

If there is any city that is seen to represent the public anger over demonetisation…

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The battle for Gujarat: Ten Takeaways

Having spent more than a week in Gujarat –a state that I regard as both…

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battle for Gujarat: BJP is winning election, losing narrative

It may be coincidental, but it is perhaps only appropriate that the Gujarat elections are…

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Elections above parliament

In the winter of 1994 when I first moved to Delhi from Mumbai, the chance…