COVER STORY
With the state elections later this year, we will see if Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, hold it together? Or is he too old and undermined by the alliance to do anything at all?
Outlook Magazine - 01 August 2025
Jungle Raj
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The Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar becomes a test case for the constitutional soul of the republic, threatening to subordinate the right to vote—a fundamental component of citizenship—to bureaucratic fiat and procedural formalism.
For women in Bihar, voting is not allegiance. It’s leverage—shaped in community kitchens, panchayat meetings, and migrant households where survival itself is political.
From buffaloes on bikes to bulldozers that stall—Why has the Bharatiya Janata Party not been able to come to power in Bihar on its own?
From Mandal to modernity, Bihar is at a political crossroads
When Italian luxury brand Prada showcased a designer version of the Kolhapuri chappal, no one asked who actually makes the chappal in India
Deranged social networks, algorithms and the cancerous attention economy have warped our perception of time
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The Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar becomes a test case for the constitutional soul of the republic, threatening to subordinate the right to vote—a fundamental component of citizenship—to bureaucratic fiat and procedural formalism.
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For women in Bihar, voting is not allegiance. It’s leverage—shaped in community kitchens, panchayat meetings, and migrant households where survival itself is political.
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From buffaloes on bikes to bulldozers that stall—Why has the Bharatiya Janata Party not been able to come to power in Bihar on its own?
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From Mandal to modernity, Bihar is at a political crossroads
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When Italian luxury brand Prada showcased a designer version of the Kolhapuri chappal, no one asked who actually makes the chappal in India
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Deranged social networks, algorithms and the cancerous attention economy have warped our perception of time