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Jitendra Kumar
To Retain Political Relevance, Yadavs Must Stand by Muslims
06 Apr 2022
Castes which mattered to the Hindutva project only as voters now find their political status considerably weakened. Their leaders need to forge a new political path.
Subodh Varma
UP Polls: Increased Atrocities, Economic Crisis Recast Usual Dalit Equations
27 Feb 2022
Both BJP and BSP may see dwindling dalit support with SP-RLD-SBSP alliance gaining.
Mohammad Sajjad
A Potent Reminder of our Wilful Failures as a Nation
24 Feb 2022
A Hindi novel located in Bhagalpur of the 1980s breaks new ground in writing about cities. It tells the story of how gangsters and communal outfits merged to make communalisation an everyday affair.
PTI
In UP, Elections are Fought on Religious, Caste Issues... This has to Change: Priyanka Gandhi
25 Jan 2022
Elections must be fought on issues of development -- employment, job creation, health services, education -- these should be central to our discussion and debate, says the Congress leader.
kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
Uttar Pradesh Polls: Encouraging New Signals!
11 Jan 2022
Many Shudra, OBC, Dalit, and Adivasi people have seen through the false RSS-BJP claims to unite Hindus. Leaders like SP’s Akhilesh Yadav need to convert this dissent into votes.
Ajaz Ashraf
‘Uttarakhand’s Upper Castes Support BJP to Preserve their Domination’—CPI Leader Samar Bhandari
07 Jan 2022
Understanding why defence personnel tend to support Hindutva and the environment does not become an election issue in the hill state.
Afzal Imam
UP Polls: Divisive BJP Agenda vs Public Angry after Covid, Eco Crisis
30 Jul 2021
The quest to conquer Uttar Pradesh in the Assembly election next year has intensified.
Ajaz Ashraf
Wooing Brahmins is as Good as Walking into Adityanath’s Trap
28 Jul 2021
Data show that Mayawati did not win the 2007 Assembly elections because of Brahmin votes. The desertion of Dalits from the BSP led to her losing in 2012.
Saurabh Sharma
From Ram to Parashuram – Wooing of Brahmin Votes Begins in UP
24 Jul 2021
BSP has already announced its decision to hold meetings with prominent members of the brahmin community in different districts of the state ahead of the Assembly elections in 2022.
Mohammad Sajjad
A Political Journey Into Rural Kanpur
16 Jul 2021
A new book accurately traces the roots of political venality and corruption, but misses some of the history of empancipation, which also occurred through politics.