Opinion

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....

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....

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....

Reassurances

The Reassurances Are the Worr

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June 5, 2026

On the rupee, the gold, and a record dividend, the government is....

Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru: The Man Who Trusted India

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May 27, 2026

On May 27, every year, India remembers Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first....

The Judgement

The Judgement

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May 23, 2026

What remains of the first independence, and what is at stake The....

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