Interview: It is deplorable, but wrong to say Bengal’s is the only kind of violence in the polity
Political violence perpetrated on lines of caste and religion common across India, says political scientist Neelanjan Sircar.

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EC rejects dismissed police officer’s claims of EVM tampering in Maharashtra Assembly polls
Bengal violence: Mamata Banerjee cannot evade responsibility
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Ramachandra Guha: In Gopal Gandhi’s new book, a personal, nuanced history of the country he loves