Rajdeep Sardesai

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Who will speak up for Hemant Karkare?

Asking inconvenient questions is what professional journalists are meant to do, so let me ask…

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Where really is ‘new’ India?

One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s great skills as a political communicator has been his…

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When Politics is ‘War’

As a 24×7 news journalist, late nights are an occupational hazard. After almost three decades…

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Corruption and Communalism: No False Binary please!

“We are coming together to defend secularism by defeating Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and the…

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Decoding Gujarat’s ‘resort’ politics

If Bihar’s business is politics, then Gujarat’s business is business. The sharpest Gujarati minds have…

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The six lies of Bihar

No political journalist’s education is complete without understanding Bihar. If Mumbai’s business is business, then…

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Cricket’s chak de moment

In the early 1980s, Diana Eduljee, who was then the Indian women’s cricket team star…

Bengal, Kerala: the BJP’s last frontiers

When a few days ago, Delhi BJP leader Nupur Sharma tweeted pictures of the 2002…

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An abusive Phone Call

Why aren’t you in Basirhat, you bloody xxxx Muslim supporter, an anonymous caller asked me…

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A tale of two ‘events’

This is a tale of two distinct events: One staged by the common citizen, the…