Modi in his 180 days has undoubtedly sketched a grandiose picture of a magnificent India One month, hundred days, six months, nine months, a year, two year… it has become...
Narendra Modi is no ordinary Prime Minister. He is a craftsman. Unlike his predecessors or his peers, Modi is a gifted storyteller We all love a good story. We thrive...
Nitish Kumar reinvented himself and socially engineered his campaign around goodwill he knew he held among Biharis Till the very end, the Bihar elections played on the same volume, in...
Back with a new vigour in his voice, he seems ready for a riveting fight in Parliament Day One of the Winter Session of Parliament has given us a gist...
The architecture of the Kashi corridor is a mockery to the sentiments of the city, its dwellers, to the Gods, the saints and the sincere believers. The imposing structure of...
Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal have become icons in this post-ideological populism, one that consistently promises to channel the unified will of the people. Vchardhara kya hai tumhari…(What is your ideology?)’ I...
In times of new India, hate will keep on rising instead of jobs and growth. The aim is to keep Hindus and Muslims apart. An eerie calm is giving rise...
India’s priority right now is to begin the process of reconciliation between Hindus and Muslims and make it the permanent requirement for governance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making...
Today, Modi’s legacy is in the hands of 1.25 crore Indians who are still searching for 'achhe din' — good days that the BJP leader promised in 2014 to storm...
The 2023 assembly elections have confirmed that there exists no boundary between the state and national elections. Local faces and issues no longer matter. The people have spoken. They have...
Uddhav Thackeray has turned into a spirited politician, crowd puller, and a firebrand driving the momentum for the MVA alliance. When Uddhav Thackeray took the dais and began his speech, the ground was enveloped...
In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to...
The Bads of Bollywood isn’t just about the film industry’s chaos. It’s also a show about India’s chaos: the narratives, the gatekeepers, the false morality. Let’s be honest, Bollywood has...
Bihar’s election results has produced a moment that is not only about what the BJP has achieved, but what the Opposition has allowed. NDA’s Bihar victory was phenomenal. You may...
कौन सोच सकता था कि पश्चिमी दुनिया की उन राजधानियों में लोकतंत्र लुढकेगा जिन्होंने कभी इसके धर्मग्रंथ लिखे थे! मगर आज यही वास्तविकता है। पश्चिमी देशों में लोकतंत्र पर भरोसा...
कौन सोच सकता था कि “नियम-आधारित व्यवस्था” का अपने को संरक्षक बताने वाला अमेरिका एक दिन दुनिया में अछूत बनने की और होगा? जिसने उदार वैश्विक व्यवस्था बनवाई, नेटो को...
कांग्रेस को अब आत्ममंथन की ज़रूरत नहीं है बल्कि कायाकल्प याकि राजनीतिक पुनर्जन्म, या फिर एक शांत, गरिमापूर्ण राजनैतिक मौत की जरूरत है। लोकसभा चुनावों को डेढ़ वर्ष बीते हैं।...
Complexity, despair and hope in Bihar "I am going to Patna, Bihar." "Why?" "It's election time." "Again…didn't you guys just have elections… How many times do you people vote, jeez!"...
एक समय था जब फॉलोअर्स की संख्या से क़ीमत तय होती थी। जिसके ज़्यादा अनुयायी, वही असरदार, वही ‘प्रासंगिक’। मतलब भीड़ का आकार ही पहचान था, पहुँच थी, यहाँ तक...
और इसलिए नहीं क्योंकि हम एक संतुष्ट, आत्मसंतोषी देश बन चुके हैं बल्कि इसलिए कि हम विरोध करना ही भूल गए हैं।पिछले एक हफ़्ते से ज़्यादा समय से दिल्ली अपनी...