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Ajay Gudavarthy
Why Owaisi’s Ideas about Political Secularism Short-Change Muslims
17 Jan 2022
Only a sustained campaign against social ghettoisation and for economic mobility, which goes beyond what AIMIM and its leaders represent, will minority politics make headway.
Ajay Gudavarthy
What BJP-RSS Might Learn from Repeal of Farm Laws
24 Nov 2021
The ruling party cannot push the Hindu-Muslim button every time there is a crisis and succeed.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Is Hindutva a Duplicate of Hinduism or its Polar Opposite?
16 Nov 2021
Hindutva subverts accommodative and porous aspects of Hinduism by strengthening its discriminatory aspects. It seeks not transformation but to establish a Brahmanical social order.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Can Trishul-wielding Mayawati Challenge Hindutva?
14 Sep 2021
Mayawati may hope to pierce Brahmanical Hindutva by appropriating the Trishul, but it could give the BJP a chance to channel aggression against Muslims, Left-democrats and others.
Ajay Gudavarthy
To Defeat BJP in 2024, Opposition must Strategise, Not Play on its Turf
03 Aug 2021
Amidst renewed talks about opposition unity, non-BJP parties must remember to combine cultural symbolism with promises to fulfil essential social and economic demands.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Three Ways in which Neoliberalism Changed Politics in New India
27 Jul 2021
Today’s leaders find it easier to jump from party to party, regardless of ideology, and yet claim to represent the interests of people. Why is this so?
Ajay Gudavarthy
Why Politics is Able to Deploy Emotions Against Us
17 Jul 2021
The government gets away with calling withdrawal of support self-reliance, . We need a way out of such modern-day ironies.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Understanding the Role of Religion in Indian Public Life
07 Jul 2021
The majority of people surveyed by Pew for its recent report said diversity is beneficial to India, but personally preferred segregation.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Emergency Message for Modi Regime: Don’t Take People for Granted
25 Jun 2021
The tendency to underestimate people, see their trust as gullibility is not new. However, Indians halted authoritarianism before and can do it again.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Not Just a Game: Why Sport Pulls on Heartstrings
18 Jun 2021
Like cinema, sport allows us to live out our fantasies and sub-conscious drives, makes imagined communities seem tangible and offers a chance of catharsis.