Bihar political churn Twists and turns: BJP and Nitish Kumar joust in BiharVenkitesh Ramakrishnan With the BJP trying to assert its supremacy in Bihar and Nitish Kumar neutralising its attempts with clear anti-Hindutva messaging and overt gestures
Interventions A good SamaritanPrafulla DasVenkitesh RamakrishnanIn January 2022, the Union Home Ministry under Amit Shah blocked the Catholic religious order and philanthropic organisation founded by Mother Teresa
GOVERNANCE Naveen Patnaik: Carrying the legacy forwardVenkitesh Ramakrishnan Prafulla DasNaveen Patnaik was leading a bohemian lifestyle, creating the impression that he was not cut out for politics. By plunging headlong into politics afte
SPECIAL FEATURE: Odisha Naveen Odisha: State witnesses transformation under CM Naveen PatnaikPrafulla Das Venkitesh RamakrishnanUnder Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s stewardship, Odisha has transitioned from a backward State into a thriving development laboratory with remarkabl
COVER STORY Bulldozing the idea of India Venkitesh RamakrishnanHindutva forces are on a full-fledged communal offensive in the run-up to the general election in 2024 and Muslims are bearing the brunt of it.
PARTY AFFAIRS CPI(M)’s Kannur congress: Rallying forces Venkitesh RamakrishnanThe Kannur congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) takes a determined stand to fight the forces representing the corporate-communal nexus e
Interview: Sitaram Yechury ‘BJP’s defeat imperative to protect democracy’: Sitaram YechuryVenkitesh RamakrishnanInterview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Bihar The BJP's ‘swallowing’ tactics in Bihar Venkitesh RamakrishnanThe BJP poaches all three MLAs of the Vikassheel Insaan Party in Bihar, sending a strong signal that there is no change in its decades-old strategy of
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022 Congress in crisis following adverse results in Assembly electionsVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe Congress appears to be facing internal turbulence following the recent debacle in the Assembly elections in five States. Kapil Sibal is the only l
Cover Story: Assembly Elections Assembly election results: A tale of saffron spread and regional resistanceVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe biggest takeaway from the latest round of Assembly elections, which saw the AAP storm Punjab, the BJP retain power in U.P., Uttarakhand, Manipur a
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results: Hard-fought win for the BJPVenkitesh RamakrishnanDivya TrivediAnando BhaktoThe BJP combined welfare schemes with Hindutva and nationalism, and perhaps did some back-room manoeuvring of the Dalit vote, to hold on to its sway i
Uttar Pradesh elections Waiting for the Akhilesh era Anando Bhakto Venkitesh Ramakrishnan The undercurrents of Hindutva and Narendra Modi’s sway over the poor through sops have the potential to help the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, but the Samajwa
Can there be something such as an honest critic? The critic is a persona largely missing from India’s classical music and dance scene.
SlideshowOut at seaThe month-long fishing trips of migrant fishermen at Veraval port in Gujarat are the stuff of adventure, endurance, and life lessons.