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Ramachandra Guha
Ramachandra Guha is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
Authoritarianism crushes the spirit. Majoritarianism poisons the mind and the heart. Their rise must be stopped.
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Ramachandra Guha: In Mizoram’s community spirit, many lessons for ‘mainland India’
The Mizos cherish the code of Tlawmmngaihna – ‘upholding humbleness in service… particularly [to] the needy, sick, disabled and widowed’.
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Ramachandra Guha: The gentle resistance of Chipko movement pioneer Chandi Prasad Bhatt
The memoir of the grassroots organiser and insightful thinker is now available in English.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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Mine but not really mine: Why ‘owning’ digital items doesn’t feel the same
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Ramachandra Guha: Understanding the power of the ‘2A variant’ in the Indian political economy
The influence wielded by two business families is unprecedented.
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Ramachandra Guha: Strains between the Centre and Opposition-ruled states do not bode well for India
If the Hindutva party wins a third majority in the next elections, these conflicts will persist – and perhaps even intensify.
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Ramachandra Guha: Attempts by Karnataka Congress to mimic Hindutva methods are morally dubious
They are also unlikely to be politically rewarding.
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Video
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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From Ramachandra Guha’s new book, a warm tribute to the editorial genius of Rukun Advani
An excerpt from ‘The Cooking of Books: A Literary Memoir.’
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Ramachandra Guha: More than Arabs or Jews, US bears special responsibility for Palestine conflict
In Linda Grant’s ‘When I Lived in Modern Times’, glimpses of the origins of the seemingly intractable
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Ramachandra Guha: In the age of Hindutva, why Madhu Dandavate’s legacy must be cherished
Passion is momentary but compassion is more enduring, the Socialist leader wrote.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Ramachandra Guha: The Chief Justice and the Father of the Nation
What would Gandhi have thought of a serving chief justice making public visits to temples and giving interviews about it?
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Ramachandra Guha: From a Kerala port, a citizens’ report provides proof of ‘destructive development’
A study by group of scholars comprehensively shows how the Vizhinjam seaport will bring more harm than benefit.
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Ramachandra Guha: What will the inauguration of the Ram temple portend for India’s future?
The shrine in Ayodhya will be a symbol of religious triumphalism, a sign that this is becoming ever more a Hindu-first country.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament
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ISL 2024: Vikram Partap Singh bounced back from tragedy to reach great heights in breakthrough year