Opposition-Mukt parliament!
Walking slowly into the central hall of the 17th Lok Sabha after being sworn in as MP amidst ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants, an opposition MP lamented: “Looks like this...
AMIT SHAH RAHUL GANDHI और NARENDRA MODI की पहली मुश्किल
Saurabh Dwivedi and Rajdeep Sardesai presents Neta Nagri. Weekly round up of political events in India. In the first episode of neta Nagri Rajdeep Sardesai shares his view point...
A Congress without a Gandhi – Nehru?
It can’t be easy being Rahul Gandhi: he isn’t just a dynast but he is a fifth generation dynast at that. It is exactly a century since Motilal Nehru...
PM Modi’s Thank You cards
With prime minister Narendra Modi having scripted a slice of history by becoming the first leader since Indira Gandhi to win two successive majority government elections, it maybe time...
TsuNamo Part 2: Politics as Reality TV
Confined to AC studios for months, tv anchors are let loose into the field at election time. Parachuted into hotspots in different parts of the country, we suddenly are...
Modi vs Who? The Rise of the Regional Supremo
Politics allows for no illness or any sign of physical vulnerability, especially at election time. This might explain why the notoriously camera shy Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik had...
Modi Shining may not be India Shining part 2
A cheery optimism is a politician’s constant companion. Which is why as survey after survey shows the Narendra Modi-led NDA poised to return to power, opposition politicians have been...
Narendra Modi and Limits of Self-Marketing
In the age of 24 x 7 news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the master of political theatre, his every move designed to maximize eyeballs. Which is why a...
Manohar Parikkar: the original ‘Aam aadmi’ neta
In December 2013, the entire national media was in a tizzy over Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi image. Every move of the man who would be Delhi chief...
When Pak-bashing becomes an Indian Election Issue
When Narendra Modi is on the campaign trail in his ‘janmabhoomi’ of Gujarat, his rabble-rousing rhetoric usually gets even more theatrical. Not surprisingly then, he chose a public rally...