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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.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Now, Mere Disagreement is Sedition
20 May 2021
Predatory politics and the cult of leadership now permeate every social structure and action, including the unsuccessful fight against the pandemic.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Why Withdrawal of Support to Modi Will Not be Dramatic, But a Non-Event
26 Apr 2021
'Moral indifference is a way out of moral blackmailing, which often leads to a deeper sense of loneliness and guilt. Modi is someone who has come to grips with it. He projects a reconciled way of…
Ajay Gudavarthy
Psuedo-Secularism and Secular Sectarianism: How Liberals and Progressives Contribute to Rise of the Right
22 Apr 2021
The discourses on empowerment, justice and equality in the dominant liberal-secular and Left-progressive narratives have allowed the consolidation of the Right.