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Women Are Voting. But Are They Getting Elected?
India’s women are showing up at the ballot box. The bigger question is: Are political parties showing up for them…
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Stop Asking the Majority to Keep Shrinking
For decades the instruction has been the same. Be large hearted. Be more accommodating. Stay quiet when your festivals face…
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True National Development, Not a Concentrated Model
India’s growth story over the past decade is undeniable. Infrastructure has expanded, digital public goods have scaled, manufacturing ambitions have…
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The Comfortable Lie of “Secularism”
Secularism in India has rarely meant equal distance from all religions. It has more often meant something simpler and more…
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Why Politicians Need Journalists More Than They Think
Politics has changed dramatically. A politician no longer needs to wait for tomorrow’s newspaper to communicate with the public. A…
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Netaji’s Last Day: The Man Who Chose the Nation Over Power
18 August 1945. The official record says Subhas Chandra Bose died on this day. A plane crash near Taihoku airfield…
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17 August 1947: The Day the Line Was Published
Two days after independence, the map finally arrived. India had raised its flag. Pakistan had raised its flag. The British…




