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His father’s son: Piyush Goyal is no kaamgar – he is as much a dynast as Rahul Gandhi

The railway minister didn’t exactly claw his way up to top of the pile. After all, his father was the BJP treasurer and his mother was a three-time MLA.

Sujata Anandan
· May 06, 2018 · 08:00 am
Have Maharashtra’s political Dalit leaders really helped the cause of Dalits?

In her history of the state, journalist Sujata Anandan argues that Dalit leaders pursued their individual political interests, not community upliftment.

Sujata Anandan
· Jan 05, 2018 · 08:30 am
‘Fadnavis will lose his chair’: Marathas issue dire warning as deadline to meet their demands looms

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was told that he would face stern consequences if he failed to fulfil their conditions by August 30.

Sujata Anandan
· Aug 28, 2017 · 10:30 am

NCP’s Sharad Pawar is riding two horses. A fall is inevitable

Is the Nationalist Congress Party with the BJP or the Opposition? No one seems to know.

Sujata Anandan
· Aug 21, 2017 · 06:30 am
How Bombay’s businessmen and the Congress helped create the Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena was founded on 19 June 1966. In this extract from 'Hindu Hriday Samrat', the author describes how disparate groups got together to free Bombay from the grip of ‘the communists’.

Sujata Anandan
· Jun 19, 2015 · 07:00 pm
How Bal Thackeray and his Shiv Sena changed Mumbai forever

In this moving extract from her book, Samrat, the author describes the emotional toll that the nativist party's violence takes on both the perpetrators and their victims.

Sujata Anandan
· Jul 23, 2014 · 06:30 am

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Sujata Anandan

His father’s son: Piyush Goyal is no kaamgar – he is as much a dynast as Rahul Gandhi

The railway minister didn’t exactly claw his way up to top of the pile. After all, his father was the BJP treasurer and his mother was a three-time MLA.

Sujata Anandan · May 06, 2018 · 08:00 am

Have Maharashtra’s political Dalit leaders really helped the cause of Dalits?

In her history of the state, journalist Sujata Anandan argues that Dalit leaders pursued their individual political interests, not community upliftment.

Sujata Anandan · Jan 05, 2018 · 08:30 am

‘Fadnavis will lose his chair’: Marathas issue dire warning as deadline to meet their demands looms

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was told that he would face stern consequences if he failed to fulfil their conditions by August 30.

Sujata Anandan · Aug 28, 2017 · 10:30 am

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How Bombay’s businessmen and the Congress helped create the Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena was founded on 19 June 1966. In this extract from 'Hindu Hriday Samrat', the author describes how disparate groups got together to free Bombay from the grip of ‘the communists’.

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How Bal Thackeray and his Shiv Sena changed Mumbai forever

In this moving extract from her book, Samrat, the author describes the emotional toll that the nativist party's violence takes on both the perpetrators and their victims.

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