Stories written by
Aakar Patel
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Fiction: The Big Man is dead. His party thinks the country is orphaned. What will happen next?
An excerpt from ‘After Messiah’, by Aakar Patel.
Aakar Patel
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Does the Narendra Modi government have a real foreign policy? Or is it mainly pageant and ceremony?
An excerpt from ‘Price of the Modi Years’, by Aakar Patel.
Aakar Patel
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Aakar Patel: How India is similar to its theocratic neighbours – but different too
An excerpt from ‘Our Hindu Rashtra: What It Is. How We Got Here’.
Aakar Patel
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Republic Day chief guest Cyril Ramaphosa has failed to uphold civil rights – just like his host Modi
It falls to ordinary Indians and South Africans to ensure their governments do the right thing.
Aakar Patel & Shenilla Mohamed
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India’s Transgender Persons Bill undermines the rights of the individuals it seeks to protect
This Bill does not go far enough to protect transgender persons who are subjected to abuse relentlessly, and with relative impunity.
Aakar Patel
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The Nehru whom today’s India does not know
Unlike most of India’s political leaders, Jawaharlal was not a one-dimensional man.
Aakar Patel
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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If Muslim groups are opposing Surya Namaskar, the government is partly to blame
Many groups feel under siege due to the words and actions of the BJP. If they feel provoked by the International Yoga Day, we should not be surprised.
Aakar Patel
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Podcast: Aakar Patel on whether Bollywood actors are overpaid and Modi's challenges
Also featuring Wendy Doniger, Yogendra Yadav and movie critic Kamal R Khan.
Aakar Patel
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Tendulkar, Ganguly and Laxman: BCCI keeps its players close but its possible critics closer
Why did the Indian cricket board ask the three recently retired batting greats to act as ‘advisors’? One guess: it’s not to take suggestions on reforms.
Aakar Patel
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Aakar Patel on why Baroda is boring, the failure of Abhishek Bachchan and more
Smart cities, the virtues of mutton vs beef, thoughts on Kyoto and Banaras.
Aakar Patel
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Instead of resorting to bluster, Manohar Parrikar should get Indian military a big stick
The defence minister broke his oath as minister when he bragged, as it were, about officially using terrorists to neutralise terrorists.
Aakar Patel
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Modi doesn’t understand what Gandhi did: cultural change can’t come only through legislation
To empower Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the government has introduced spot fines for littering. Will this work? Experience says not.
Aakar Patel
The Field
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Football: AIFF technical committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent display
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj