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Suhit K Sen
Will BJP Repeat Bengal, Trip and Fall in Uttar Pradesh too?
14 Jun 2021
Angry farmers and poor management of the pandemic mean the Opposition can seize control of the state in the Assembly election in a few months.
Anees Zargar
Vigilantes Attack Nomadic Bakarwal Families Travelling with Livestock in J&K
26 May 2021
The attacks on Muslim pastoralists by Hindutva fanatics and cow-vigilantes have increased since the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party assumed power in the country.
Subhash Gatade
Missing Footsoldiers Seek Positivity Amid Raging Pandemic
20 May 2021
While Rome never burned, Nero never played the fiddle...
Ajaz Ashraf, Zaad Mahmood, Soham Bhattacharya
Data Story: Credit People, Not Just Mamata, for BJP’s Bengal Defeat
14 May 2021
West Bengal’s voters—of all religions—swept aside all other affiliations to checkmate the BJP as they did not want divisive Hindutva in their state.
Karthick Ram Manoharan, Vignesh Karthik K. R.
Why Despite Big Win DMK Cannot be Complacent in Victory
11 May 2021
The outcome of the recent Assembly election in Tamil Nadu has reaffirmed the record of the state in resisting Hi
Ajaz Ashraf
Lesson BJP has Drawn from Bengal Defeat: Communalise India Even More
05 May 2021
The BJP will seek to sharpen Hindutva’s edge so that solidarities cutting across religion, caste, and class do not emerge against it.
Sandip Chakraborty
Ahead of Poll Results, Noted Figures of Bengal Intelligentsia Dismayed by Religious Politics in State
01 May 2021
Awaiting the outcome of the high-decibel election, Bengal’s activists and intellectuals are perturbed about how long it will take for communal harmony to return.
Dipanjan Sinha
What a BJP Victory Would Mean for Bengal – a Step Closer to Hindu Rashtra
19 Apr 2021
In this exclusive interview, Prof Partha Chatterjee, political scientist, former Director, Centre for Studies in Social Studies, Calcutta, and professor of anthropology, Columbia University, Ne
PTI
Bengal Shouldn't Choose Powers with Defective Record of Social Justice, Economic Policies: Amartya Sen
19 Apr 2021
The Nobel laureate rued the fact that identity politics has reared its ugly head in Bengal's political landscape and blamed the flag-bearers of Hindutva for sharpening the communal divisions.
Suhit K Sen
Why Top Court Slapped Down Crusader Against Religious Freedom
17 Apr 2021
The court drew the attention of the petitioner, an advocate, to the presence of the word ‘propagate’ in the Constitution.