Stories written by
Rajesh Kasturirangan
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Have theories of caste taken over the perception of caste in today’s India?
An excerpt from ‘Who Are We? An Enquiry Into the Indian Mind and How We Came to Be Who We Are’ by Rajesh Kasturirangan.
Rajesh Kasturirangan
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What a people’s jury on the migrant crisis taught us about the gaps in Indian democracy
The perspective of migrants are missing from the views of the powerful who are routinely represented in the media.
Gangaram Paikra, Rajesh Kasturirangan & Biraj Patnaik
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As elephant Saumya’s brutal death is communalised, what does it say about India’s animal policies?
While captive elephants are worshipped, they are subjected to a life of forced hard labour and torture.
Rajesh Kasturirangan & Alok Hisarwala
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How West Bengal’s changing political dynamics could hurt the Trinamool Congress
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Barricades outside British embassy in Delhi removed after Khalistan protest in London
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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This revered revolutionary was convinced that Bulgarians were descendants of Indians
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How India’s renewable energy ambitions have wedded Bhutan to hydropower
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Authoritarian rulers are using algorithmic politics to tighten their grip – India proves the case
The future of politics isn’t between left and right, but between predictors and explainers.
Rajesh Kasturirangan
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Animal rights: It’s time Indian leftists embraced the well-being of non-human creatures too
The progressive struggles have been about equality – across lines of caste, gender, sexuality, religion, place of origin – but confined to humans alone.
Alok Hisarwala & Rajesh Kasturirangan