Congress back in the fight in BJP strongholds in MP

The traditional Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongholds of Bhopal and Indore are set to witness tough contests this time around. These constituencies haven’t returned a Congress MP since 1989 but that could change as a resurgent Congress seems determined to wrest the two prestigious seats from the BJP.

National, Politics, Uncategorized

April 23, 2019

Meanwhile In Kerala

Visual Commentary by Unnikrishna M Damodaran.

Visual Commentary

April 22, 2019

Is Varun Dhawan the next superstar in the making?

2018 saw a departure from a long-term trend prevailing in Bollywood. For the first time in 26 years, films of all the three reigning Khans – Salman, Aamir and Shah Rukh – came a cropper at the box-office. Since 1992, at least one of the Khans had a huge hit…

Features, Film, Media

April 22, 2019

The Unpredictability of Kerala’s Woman Voter

A young man, in Kerala’s capital, tells me he hates Dr Shashi Tharoor—the sitting MP of Thiruvananthapuram— he says candidly his vote will not be wasted on Dr Tharoor. But then he reveals a secret that’s been infuriating him: “My wife absolutely adores him. She will vote for him.” He…

Kerala, Opinion, Politics

April 21, 2019

Citizenship Amendment bill: A shot in the arm for Congress in the North East?

21 April 2019 Guwahati, Assam

National, Politics

April 21, 2019

KP Unnikrishnan on Indira to Modi: Predicts Modi may be voted out

K P Unnikrishnan, 83, is a veteran politician. After being an ardent Indira Gandhi loyalist in the 1970s, he distanced himself from her following the emergency to emerge as one of the leading lights in the Opposition ranks. He took on Rajiv Gandhi fiercely in Parliament in the 1980s, but…

Features, Kerala, Politics

April 18, 2019

Modi’s Feminist Warrior: Madhu Purnima Kishwar

A Muslim man, with a Muslim beard, and a Muslim face sits in the dirt, bewildered. He was caught with beef (he says it was buffalo meat), was beaten and forced to eat pork by his tormentors. Hindus don’t eat beef, Muslims consider pork as haram. A video depicting this…

Features, Profile

April 18, 2019

The Left Turns Right In Wayanad

The stage has been set in Wayand for one of the biggest poll battles between the Left and the Congress. According to Rahul Gandhi, he is attempting to bridge the gap between North and South India with his candidature in Wayanad. But the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national leadership has…

Kerala, Opinion, Politics

April 17, 2019

The Future Is Federal: The Tail Will Wag The Dog

What are the real issues confronting the Indian electorate in 2019? Is it national security that needs many more chowkidars? Or is it the economy that needs a Dr Fixit? Many also argue that 2019 is when Indian democracy will undergo its most defining stress test. There are others, however,…

National, Politics

April 17, 2019

The Will of the Election Commission and the Model Code of Conduct

“Every significant case has an unwritten legend and indelible lesson. This appeal is no exception, whatever its formal result. The message, as we will see at the end of the decision, relates to the pervasive philosophy of democratic elections which Sir Winston Churchill vivified in matchless words:

National, Politics

April 16, 2019

The Heart Of The Matter

The general election, with only the first round over, poses a challenge to Narendra Modi. He promised the twin attractions of a Hindu Rashtra for his people smarting under the Nehruvian secularism, and Achhe Din (good times), through employment for the aspiring youth, relief to farmers who had been crushed…

Opinion, Politics

April 16, 2019

Indian Journalism: In Selfie Mode

It’s hard to know where to start when it comes to tracking the capitulation of so many in the Indian media. Did it happen in 2012-2013 when there was a sort of manufactured anger against “dynasty hacks” and the ‘Lutyens media” who were apparently forever in the thrall of Sonia…

Opinion

Congress back in the fight in BJP strongholds in MP

Meanwhile In Kerala

Is Varun Dhawan the next superstar in the making?

The Unpredictability of Kerala’s Woman Voter

Citizenship Amendment bill: A shot in the arm for Congress in the North East?

KP Unnikrishnan on Indira to Modi: Predicts Modi may be voted out

Modi’s Feminist Warrior: Madhu Purnima Kishwar

The Left Turns Right In Wayanad

The Future Is Federal: The Tail Will Wag The Dog

The Will of the Election Commission and the Model Code of Conduct

The Heart Of The Matter

Indian Journalism: In Selfie Mode

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