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CONTROVERSY
The Carnatic wars
In awarding T.M. Krishna its highest honour, The Music Academy has cast its vote for the art of Carnatic music. Hidden in it is also the Academy’s ack
Lakshmi Sreeram
Controversy
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
In hierarchical societies, reformers challenge the status quo with provocative and uncivil speech. Accusing them of hate speech is ill-intentioned.
Karthick Ram Manoharan
Perspective
In Maharashtra, an election like never before
In a race where local “politricks” hold more sway than the national narrative, Maharashtra witnesses a chaotic election unlike any it has seen before.
Amey Tirodkar
Lok Sabha Election 2024
How BJP’s social engineering challenges Hooda dynasty’s hold on Haryana
Caste dynamics and strategic alliances make the upcoming election a high-stakes battleground that could redefine the State’s politics.
Ismat Ara
Ladakh
Civil society groups rally behind Ladakh’s demand for constitutional autonomy
Vikalp Sangam says provisions will allow Ladakhis to protect land, culture, and environment from unsustainable growth.
Saatvika Radhakrishna
Legal Acumen
Are religious appeals to voters an electoral offence?
Did Prime Minister Modi’s speech in Tamil Nadu, where he accused Rahul Gandhi of insulting Hinduism, violate the Representation of the People Act?
V. Venkatesan
Karnataka
Triangular showdown in Shivamogga as BJP rebel Eshwarappa joins Lok Sabha fray
It was to be a face-off between the children of two ex-Chief Ministers. Now, Congress and BJP must recalibrate strategies for the key constituency.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
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Spotlight on SBI
Mitali Mukherjee
Former spouses turn foes in a bitter political battle for Bengal’s Bishnupur
It is not a custody battle between TMC’s Sujata Mondal and BJP’s Saumitra Khan, but it could well be, as personal attacks and high drama take over.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
‘People are readying themselves to give BJP a befitting reply through ballot’: Leh’s Congress leader Tsering Namgyal
Congress member and Leader of Opposition in Ladakh Hill Council (Leh) says the Centre is reneging on its promise to extend Sixth Schedule guarantees.
Anando Bhakto
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
Appupen
Enforcement Directorate arrests Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in alleged liquor policy scam
Kejriwal’s arrest marks the latest development in what opposition parties decry as a pattern of Central agencies targeting dissenting voices.
Ashutosh Sharma
The crisis of the secular opposition
The central contradiction over a nationwide secular front against BJP is most evident in West Bengal. Is this setback or necessary autocorrection?
Debasish Roy Chowdhury
India’s oscillating opposition and the dynamic evolution of protest politics
With the ascent of a majoritarian government and concerns about dissent’s impact on policy, the social imaginary of protest politics is changing.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Power to the people: India’s democracy needs a subaltern revival
For democracy to function, the masses must feel invested in it. A subaltern strategy thus could be a potent tool to counter the BJP’s hegemony.
Asim Ali
Editor’s Note: Is India heading towards an autocracy?
Can the opposition muster the will to preserve democracy’s essence, as it did during the dark days of the Emergency?
Vaishna Roy
2024: A leap year for Indian democracy?
Given the global shift towards the Right, the 2024 election has significance beyond party rivalries. Opposition must ask for a vote against Hindutva.
Satish Deshpande
‘I don’t get rattled easily’: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh says the BJP cultivated the six rebel MLAs to cross-vote in the Rajya Sabha election.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
The murky political goings-on in Himachal Pradesh
Following the recent rebellion of six MLAs, the Congress finds itself on shaky ground in the only State it now runs in north India.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
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