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Ajay Gudavarthy
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India is riven by stark inequality – but that is unlikely to galvanise a new transformative politics
Instead, anger against the state is being converted into a retributive dynamic between social groups.
Ajay Gudavarthy
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Understanding lynchings: With silent consent for mob violence, society is outsourcing its guilt
In many instances, the people who perpetrate acts of violence actually become the silent recipients of collective gratitude.
Ajay Gudavarthy
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Opinion: The BJP’s cynical manipulation of the electorate is an ominous sign for democracy in India
For the BJP-RSS combine, keeping the electorate frustrated has become the new instrument of political mobilisation.
Ajay Gudavarthy
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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J&K: NIT Srinagar student booked for alleged derogatory post about Prophet Muhammad
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Exit polls: Congress ahead in Telangana and Chhattisgarh, BJP in Rajasthan
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US alleges India inadvertently hired undercover American agent to kill Sikh separatist: 10 points