COVID-19 Update Uttar Pradesh: Resilient farmersVenkitesh RamakrishnanIn August, Uttar Pradesh recorded its highest spurt in cases and the government seems clueless about how to handle it, but the people, especially farm
Political context Manu for modern times Venkitesh RamakrishnanAttempts at criminal law reforms are part of the Sangh Parivar’s long-term and sustained agenda of bringing about a paradigm shift in the popular pe
After marathon CWC meeting, it is back to status quo on leadership issue in Congress Venkitesh RamakrishnanA day after the seven-hour-long Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting via videoconferencing discussed at length the open letter by 23 senior leader
Temple Politics BJP falling back on faith Venkitesh Ramakrishnan The Sangh Parivar shows buoyant optimism about the political impact of the Ram temple bhumi pujan at a time when the number of COVID cases is rising e
COVID-19 Update Uttar Pradesh: Casual approachVenkitesh RamakrishnanUttar Pradesh becomes the first State to hold an Assembly session following the outbreak of COVID-19, but complaints grow about the government’s cas
Controversy COVID ventilators: Who cares? Venkitesh Ramakrishnan Sheetal P. SinghVentilators funded with government money do not seem to meet the required standards, and the way they were procured point to flagrant violations of ru
Ayodhya Ram Temple Wreckers return as builders in AyodhyaVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe bhumi pujan for the Ram temple at Ayodhya on August 5 is one of the high points of the Sangh Parivar’s agenda to dismantle the pluralistic found
Ram Temple Construction Ram temple, the last resortVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe Hindutva combine once again takes recourse to the Ayodhya issue by conducting a ground-breaking ceremony for the Ram mandir construction to divert
COVID-19 Update Uttar Pradesh: Plunging to new depthsVenkitesh Ramakrishnan The people of Uttar Pradesh, especially the poor and marginalised, are facing a grim future as the deteriorating law and order situation compounds the
Politics Desperation and diversion: BJP's political strategies as COVID infections continue to soarVenkitesh RamakrishnanThe BJP’s political strategy as COVID cases continue to rise is to divert attention from the pressing concerns of the people on the public health an
A Buddhist organisation lays claim to Ayodhya, says Buddhist sensibilities should not be hurt while constructing a Ram temple Venkitesh RamakrishnanEven as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments in Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre are finalising plans to begin construction of a “grand” Ra
Drug Production A scam in the making?Venkitesh RamakrishnanGautam D. Sheetal P. SinghTwo government institutions are collaborating with a private pharmaceutical company to come up with drugs for COVID treatment. The company’s connect
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
SlideshowStepping into a male bastionWith their entry, it’s curtains for a 90-year-old, male-only tradition at the Kalamandalam.
