Politics of Nationalism Creating the enemyVenkitesh Ramakrishnan The politics of “nationalism versus sedition” is a Sangh Parivar project to essentially divert attention from the failures of the government and enthu
Interview: Udit Raj ‘Time to end this discriminatory practice’Venkitesh Ramakrishnan Anando Bhakto Interview with Udit Raj, BJP MP.
Reservation Zero-sum gameVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe 10 per cent reservation for the “economically weaker sections” is hailed by ruling and opposition parties alike, but experts raise doubts over its
Nationalism vs sedition campaign Project in progressVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe decision to allow snooping into data in every computer in the country seems to have been made at the highest level and is of a piece with the ruli
Controversy Steamrolling ahead Venkitesh Ramakrishnan The demolition drive in Varanasi continues, bringing down heritage edifices and polarising the population.
Cauvery chronicles Venkitesh RamakrishnanThe book explores the Cauvery and the trajectories of everyday life of the communities living by the river, informed by a spirit of inquiry and a suba
Writing on the wallVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe elections in the three Hindi heartland States of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh not only put the Congress back in power but also smash
Communalism Angst in AyodhyaVENKITESH RAMAKRISHNANMany Muslims flee their homes as they fear VHP and Shiv Sena cadres descending on the town will do more than competitive communal sloganeering in view
Attack on heritage Venkitesh RamakrishnanSENIOR officers in the Varanasi Development Authority and the Uttar Pradesh government justify the acquisition-demolition drive undertaken in the temp
Cover Story Target VaranasiVenkitesh Ramakrishnan Purnima S. TripathiIn a striking similarity with the way in which the area surrounding the Babri Masjid was cleared by a BJP State government in 1991-92, homes, temples
Undermining institutionsVenkitesh Ramakrishnan and Divya Trivedi The Narendra Modi government’s interference in the functioning of the CBI seems to be part of a larger pattern of undermining institutions of governan
Rafale: Political implications Looking for a way outVenkitesh Ramakrishnan Purnima S. Tripathi The absence of a strong political movement against the questionable transactions involved in the Rafale deal allows the Narendra Modi government to ad
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
