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Sambit Pal
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Can celebrities help the Trinamool defeat the BJP?
Mamata Banerjee has fallen back on a tried and tested strategy of fielding well-known faces as party candidates.
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In Bengal, catchy election slogans reflect changing political culture
The CPI(M) has released a parody of the popular Bengal song ‘Tumpa Sona’ while the BJP deployed a version of the Italian protest song ‘Bella Ciao’.
Sambit Pal
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As Congress debates leadership beyond Gandhis, recalling Narasimha Rao’s 1992 organisational polls
In 1992, as Congress president, he decided to hold organisational elections for the first time in two decades.
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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Hyderabad rape and murder: Despite clear legal prohibitions, victim’s name was used in media, online
The fact that the woman is dead is immaterial
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Demonetisation will hit the cash reserves – and health – of millions of sex workers
The access to healthcare and contraceptives for women and transgendered people in sex work is linked to their financially stability.
Nishita Jha & Sambit Pal