Cricket is about merit not dynasty
This is a problem in all our political parties. Akhilesh Yadav is a dynast. Stalin is a dynast… Even Abhishek Bachchan is a dynast… so are the Ambanis… Don’t...
Democracy’s XI by Rajdeep Sardesai
Nothing unites India like cricket. The Indian team is a glorious mix of people from different religions, classes, castes, regions and languages; where the son of a pump manager...
Kerala needs a Narayan Guru, not a Yogi
Last Tuesday, the government of India seemed to temporarily shift its base to the BJP headquarters at Delhi’s Ashoka Road. A string of high profile Union ministers queued up...
Economy in Trouble but BJP still in pole position
One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s great skills is the ability to change the media narrative with the power of political messaging and astute event management. So, earlier this...
Divided Media cannot provide justice to Gauri Lankesh
The year 1993 was Mumbai’s annus horribilis: The post-Babri demolition riots were followed by the ghastly terror blasts. What is perhaps less known is that that very year, a...
Team Modi: ten big takeaways
Every cabinet reshuffle gives us a sense of the state of play in a government and its chief executive. So what did we learn from the Modi government’s reshuffle...
Who will speak up for Hemant Karkare?
Asking inconvenient questions is what professional journalists are meant to do, so let me ask it upfront: Was Hemant Karkare, the Maharashtra police officer who was “martyred” during the...
