Operation Ganga : People Above Politics
In the age of real time info and viral videos, a complex evacuation of citizens stuck in a war zone ought not to be made into a PR exercise...
Decoding the Muslim vote bank
Is there a Muslim vote bank in this country and does it have the power to influence the elections? I ask this from Lucknow where I am presently observing...
Change Is In The Air
Its election time and I have just returned after spending much of the last two weeks in Goa and Punjab. Now that I am back, I am being asked...
All in the Family
For years now, the strongest critique that the BJP has had against the Congress and several regional parties is that they are family run fiefdoms, the parties of ‘Shehzadas’.
Goan With The Wind
This week, my focus is on the deeply depressing politics in the smallest state in the battle for 2022: Goa, one of my many home states, a state that...
BJP’s OBC Challenge
Adityanath’s 80:20 formulation comes at a time when the BJP is battling to retain its crucial non-Yadav OBC voters who comprise nearly 35 per cent of the electorate. The...
SATYA GOVERNOR MALIK
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Today, the curious story of a constitutional functionary who with his controversial utterances has done what no one else in the government system has dared to...
Prayer for India in 2022
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As a difficult and turbulent year draws to a close, here is a prayer for a ‘better’ India in 2022.
An India where our political leadership will walk...
A Not So Merry Xmas
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It’s xmas weekend and so first off, a merry xmas and happy new year to all. And yet, this is in some way, a not so merry...
VIRAT VS BCCI
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Kaun Banega Captain in Indian cricket is often almost as dramatic a story as Kaun banega Pradhan mantra.. which is why I thought that this is...