Insulin, Inheritance Tax, eating fish...such frivolous issues are grabbing headlines in this vision-less election. But Outlook's reporters, who are travelling across the country, will continue to bring you stories on unemployment, health, education, corruption, violence against women and issues that matter the most to voters, in this edition.
In the time of polarisation politics and othering, how to respond to the banality of hate?
Heat wave, voter apathy and cyclic migration are blamed for the poor voter turnout in Bihar. Political parties are clueless about what impact will it have on election results
Did an independent candidacy elevate Pappu Yadav’s stature? Voices from the ground say so
Karnataka’s Hubballi has been the BJP’s ‘gateway to the south’ and remains a hotbed for communal polarisation, as the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad head to Lok Sabha polls on May 7
Parched farmers will decide who will win in the Mysuru and Mandya regions of Karnataka
The Katkari community in Raigad district has been facing issues like cyclic migration, no rights over forest land, and a dearth of basic facilities. But these concerns don’t find mention in the high-pitched political debates
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma enjoys popularity both as an administrator and a politician despite his relentless anti-Muslim rhetoric
Muslim ghettos in Ahmedabad are dilapidated and neglected
Two-time MP from Varanasi, Narendra Modi, is sculpting the eternal city in his image
In the time of polarisation politics and othering, how to respond to the banality of hate?
Heat wave, voter apathy and cyclic migration are blamed for the poor voter turnout in Bihar. Political parties are clueless about what impact will it have on election results
Did an independent candidacy elevate Pappu Yadav’s stature? Voices from the ground say so
Karnataka’s Hubballi has been the BJP’s ‘gateway to the south’ and remains a hotbed for communal polarisation, as the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad head to Lok Sabha polls on May 7
Parched farmers will decide who will win in the Mysuru and Mandya regions of Karnataka
The Katkari community in Raigad district has been facing issues like cyclic migration, no rights over forest land, and a dearth of basic facilities. But these concerns don’t find mention in the high-pitched political debates
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma enjoys popularity both as an administrator and a politician despite his relentless anti-Muslim rhetoric
Muslim ghettos in Ahmedabad are dilapidated and neglected
Two-time MP from Varanasi, Narendra Modi, is sculpting the eternal city in his image
Peaking water scarcity and pervasive groundwater contamination have increased migration from many districts of Rajasthan.
Residents of the tribal district of Gadchiroli resist development models that destroy the environment
The newly carved-out constituency of Anantnag-Rajouri is set to witness a very close contest
Personal attacks, lower voter turnout and the BJP’s determined campaigning: how has Kerala voted this time?
Students protesting in American universities are asking the US government to rethink its policy towards Israel
As the act of washing dirty linen in public gets negated, the washing machine has instead been put to use to wash the person clean (of his/her dirty attire) for the ballot box
