Rajdeep Sardesai

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TV news is in a crisis: Chapalgaonkar memorial lecture

Dear friends, members of the Chapalgaonkar family and fellow journalists of Pune, It is a…

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When ‘fringe’ becomes Mainstream: Hindu vote bank has arrived

One of the more intriguing narratives being spun after the appointment of Yogi Adityanath as…

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Thank god for cricket

There must be a world beyond Yogi Adityanath I keep telling myself. For the last…

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The Rise of the Yogi: the Mask is Off

The first time I met Yogi Adityanath was in his bastion of Gorakhpur ahead of…

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Can opposition take on Modi in 2019?

In the aftermath of the 2014 general election debacle, I asked a senior Congressman how…

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Goa Gone with ‘Money-pur’

So, the BJP is set to form the government in Manipur and Goa, adding two…

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Modi 24 X 7, 365 days

In the final leg of the 2014 general elections, Narendra Modi dramatically announced in a…

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Lotus could bloom in UP

Predicting the outcome of an Uttar Pradesh election can be injurious to health. In 1993,…

Oh, to be 21 again

A young woman spoke out against the politics of hate, on friendship with Pakistan, on…

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Today Narendra, tomorrow Devendra?

One of the first press conferences I covered as a rookie reporter was of Bal…