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Nikita Sud
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Opinion: India’s bulldozer raj springs from the very opposite impulse of nation building
Nations forged in devastation resemble petty mafias of muscle and flex. Neither a new politics, nor a vibrant economy can flourish in this morass.
Nikita Sud
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Why are they going after Bollywood?
In the promised horizon of New India, there will be no decadent elites. They must all fall in line with the national will.
Nikita Sud
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Illegality vs informality: What the crackdown on slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh is really about
The state’s rulers aspire to proclaim their moral and legal credentials, which will be utilised in re-ordering society along an upper caste, Hindu morality.
Nikita Sud
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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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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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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The Gujarat model: What violence in the name of cow protection tells us about BJP's caste politics
The party wants to include Dalits into its Hindu vote bank, but the age-old caste prejudices remain deeproted.
Nikita Sud
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Holy cow: Our bovine protectors are milking an old script (with new hypocrisy)
Cow protectionism isn’t new in India – but the political cache it commands is.
Nikita Sud
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The debate around land acquisition law is all good – but what about the landless?
The current debate is centred on the conflict between the interests of farmers and industry. There are many more livelihoods at stake.
Nikita Sud
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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Congress is a large tent: it shelters both secularism and communalism
Those who think that the Congress is secular betray an ignorance both about the party and the complex principle.
Nikita Sud
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For Hindu nationalists, striking fear among India’s minorities is the ‘real development’
Emboldened that ‘their government’ is again in power, Hindutva supporters are back to spreading violence.
Nikita Sud
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Is the Gujarat model playing out again in East Delhi's Trilokpuri?
Patterns of communal moblisation evident in the western state seem to be recognisable in East Delhi last month and western UP last year.
Nikita Sud
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