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Ajay Gudavarthy

The majoritarian circus on India’s streets has entered Parliament

Democracy has been turned into a spectacle, as politician-gladiators spar over manufactured conflict.

Ajay Gudavarthy
· Dec 21, 2024 · 09:00 am
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
· Aug 28, 2019 · 07:30 am
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
· Jul 17, 2019 · 08:00 am

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
· Apr 11, 2019 · 08:00 am