Interview: How migration is affecting Uttarakhand’s voting patterns

While the hilly districts of the state witnessed low voter turnout in 2017, Assembly seats in the plains saw some of the highest polling.

Ranjona Banerji

· Feb 12, 2022 · 09:00 am

Period leave is not an admission of weakness for women – it is an acceptance of need

Zomato’s decision to introduce up to 10 days of ‘period leave’ a year is a welcome step.

Ranjona Banerji

· Aug 13, 2020 · 07:30 am

Cobrapost exposé shows Indian media is sinking. Now we can fight back or be drowned for good

Are there any journalists left who didn’t realise the situation was so bad? And how do they continue to work for such organisations?

Ranjona Banerji

· May 27, 2018 · 08:00 am

Dehradun didn’t make it to the smart city list for the third time, but that may not be a bad thing

For this city in the Himalayan foothills, any improvement, however small, must start with the environment.

Ranjona Banerji

· Oct 03, 2016 · 05:30 pm

Geography lesson: Yes, I live in Uttarakhand but that doesn't mean I can see the fire from my window

'It’s a bit like my calling people in Mumbai and asking them how bad the drought in Marathwada is.'

Ranjona Banerji

· May 04, 2016 · 08:00 am

Dehradun’s citizens fought Uttarakhand over a tea estate (and may have won)

Residents of the Doon Valley were concerned about a proposal to turn hundreds of acres of greenery into a concrete and glass smart city.

Ranjona Banerji

· Apr 07, 2016 · 11:30 am

Yoga can cure cancer? A yoga-practising cancer survivor has some queries for the AYUSH minister

It is curious that a minister should speak of a cure for a disease that is still baffling scientists and doctors.

Ranjona Banerji

· Mar 29, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Be warned: India is being taken over, one Pakistani movie at a time

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s ban on the release of the Mahira Khan starrer 'Bin Roye' defies logic.

Ranjona Banerji

· Jul 17, 2015 · 11:30 am

For India's rich, justice is a one-way street on which poor people shouldn't be sleeping

On Wednesday, it seemed that the rich and famous could face punishment for their actions. By Friday night, we were confounded by our own arguments.

Ranjona Banerji

· May 09, 2015 · 06:30 pm

#GoHomeIndianMedia was an international relations disaster waiting to happen

Social media and TV news in India have turned Nepal’s tragedy into a display of self-aggrandisement.

Ranjona Banerji

· May 04, 2015 · 06:55 pm

Why Modi supporters #Love2HateNDTV so passionately

In these overblown oversensitive times, supporters get easily swayed ‒ and the prime minister has a remarkable set of supporters.

Ranjona Banerji

· Apr 16, 2015 · 06:30 pm