Caught with their chaddis down? The BJP suffered one of its worst election debacles since it came to power five years ago in the ...
12:03 PM, Mar 18, 2013
There is a Goliath called Modi looming over the state of Gujarat, in real life as well as in 3-D, who is once again poised ...
12:59 AM, Dec 19, 2012
Travelling into Gujarat during election time is like entering the kingdom of an absolute monarch. Never before has a state election been so completely dominated ...
12:14 AM, Dec 14, 2012
Muslims are seeking a new narrative in Gujarat beyond victimhood The land of historic Gandhian satyagrahas like Kheda, Bardoli and the Dandi March, Gujarat ...
08:37 AM, Dec 12, 2012
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Women are in the process of scripting history. Never before have so many come out of their domestic confines to exercise their right to franchise ...
05:21 PM, Nov 19, 2010
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Predicting elections is hazardous business, and can be detrimental to a journalist's health. In the highly competitive world of Indian elections, the 'hawa' (wind) we ...
12:42 PM, Nov 19, 2010
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It is a fairly cynical view that politics is the last refuge for you know who. It is because of this blinkered vision that, after ...
08:25 AM, Nov 10, 2010
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Material change is always preceded by discursive change. In a state with feudal moorings and plagued with abject poverty, variable healthcare and education, poor infrastructure, ...
10:29 AM, Nov 01, 2010
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Dynastic politics in most western liberal democracies have become significantly rare. But in India and in Bihar, charismatic leaders have consciously encouraged private limited political ...
01:31 PM, Oct 26, 2010
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For many people, there seems to be a growing disenchantment with the political class. Much of this is on account of the popular endorsement of ...
06:56 PM, Oct 11, 2010
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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ruled Bihar for the last five years on the development plank. When they came to power they said that the ...
05:44 PM, Oct 11, 2010
