The yatra that changed India
One of the top stories of the week has been the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress ‘Bharat jodo yatra’. For the Congress, it is perhaps another shot at political revival, an...
Bharat Jodo: Congress’s Yatra for Revival or Gandhi family Survival?
Of all the data points that reveal the contrasting fortunes of the BJP and the Congress over the last decade, here is the most striking: the BJP won 7.84...
A way out of Congress’s gravest existential crisis
Of all the data points that reveal the contrasting fortunes of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over the last decade, here is the most striking: The...
‘Azad’ or ‘Modi Fied’
Has Ghulam Nabi ‘Azad’ become truly ‘Azad’ from the Gandhis as his supporters have claimed or is he ‘Modi-fied’ as his critics allege.. or is the truth somewhere in...
Kahan Gaye Woh Din
This week, I am turning the clock back a bit and getting a tad nostalgic. This has been a week where the news of NDTV being taken over by...
The silence in the Bilkis Bano case is deafening
“Itna sannata kyun hai bhai? (why is there so much silence, brother?)” Actor AK Hangal’s iconic dialogue in the film Sholay typifies the sombre mood in the aftermath of...
Justice for Bilkis Bano: Why No Outrage
‘Itna sannata kyon hai bhai?” . Actor AK Hangal’s iconic dialogue in the film Sholay typifies the mood in the aftermath of the gang rapists and murderers in the...
Nirbhaya and Bilkis
Today a tale of two women: both who were gangraped one dead but would seem to have got justice the other alive but whose quest for justice has taken...
Being Indian
This week marks 75 years of Indian Independence.. it’s a week to celebrate the spirit of independence.. how you celebrate it is upto you.. for many it will no...
What Nitish’s move says about Modi-Shah’s BJP
If political gymnastics were an Olympic sport, then Nitish Kumar would undoubtedly be a strong contender for the gold medal. After being sworn in as Bihar chief minister for...