S. Vikram, Political Commentator

The Fast and the Feast: Sonam Wangchuk on a Borrowed Stage

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July 16, 2026

On the nineteenth day of Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar,....

The Conspiracy That Isn’t

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July 12, 2026

When Maneka Gandhi suggested that the exemption allowing Digambar Jain monks their....

The Match Report from a Demolished Stadium

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July 7, 2026

On the commentary that grades the opposition while the field is carried....

हुंडी और वर्चस्व की राजनीति: अयोध्या विवाद ने क्या उजागर किया है

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July 6, 2026

राम जन्मभूमि मंदिर में कथित गबन को लेकर प्रकाशित इंडियन एक्सप्रेस की....

Beyond the Shield of Ambiguity: Why the RSS Cannot Register and What That Means for India

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July 1, 2026

Apoorvanand’s recent essay in Deccan Herald is right about the symptom and....

किसी भी गणराज्य का कोई अधिष्ठाता देवता नहीं होता

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June 29, 2026

इस उपमहाद्वीप में उभरने वाली लगभग हर बड़ी राजनीतिक शक्ति को अपनी....

No Republic Has a Presiding Deity

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June 26, 2026

Every rising power on this subcontinent has needed a god to complete....

Beyond the Self-Hating Hindu: Towards a Politics of Dissent

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June 24, 2026

Apoorvanand’s recent essay in Frontline (“In defence of the self-criticising Hindu”) performs....

ADDENDUM: The Grammar We Forgot

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June 14, 2026

Author’s note: The preceding article was completed on June 5 and published....

The Hollowing: Bengal, the BJP and the Three Postulates of Indian Democracy

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June 12, 2026

For the first time in its history, West Bengal has fallen to....