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What the Rest of India Should Notice About Kerala’s Coalition Arithmetic
Kerala is often described as different. More literate. More political. More mature. That description is repeated so often that many…
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Ulka Daan, Our Pitris, and Our Duty That Does Not Wait for Celebrity Approval
Every year the same chorus arrives right on schedule. As Naraka Chaturdashi and Diwali approach, a section of the entertainment…
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Secularism That Only Polices One Side Is Not Secularism
It is a selective moral weapon. And the longer this remains unsaid in polite company, the more damage it does.…
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5 November 1556: The Day Hemu Fell
On this day in 1556, the Second Battle of Panipat was fought. A Hindu king who had risen from ordinary…
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Bharat does not pause for narratives.
Every few weeks a new story is launched with confidence and volume. Vote chori.Foreign help.Institutional capture.Democracy under threat.The system is…
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Loktantra Bachao Must Mean Something
The slogan is everywhere. Loktantra Bachao.Save democracy. It sounds noble. It is meant to. The problem is that the people…
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1 November: The Day Bharat Redrew Its Own Map
Most people treat 1 November as just another date. In several states it is celebrated as Formation Day or Rajyotsava.…
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Diwali Shopping vs Permanent Disruption
Delhi’s traders have done the unthinkable. They have asked the organisers of the November 1 rally to postpone or shift…
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Kamaladevi Built. Today’s Politics Performs.
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay died on 29 October 1988. Most of the political class will not pause for the name. That is…
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November 1 Rally: Protest as Permanent Occupation
The date is fixed.Ramlila Maidan.November 1. The issue is the same one that has been running for weeks. The voter…
