Bharat Jodo Yatra: Poised To Make A Mark
Though the ambitious march may not bring immediate electoral gains, the Congress is certainly on a recovery path
Congress' Transformation Augurs Well For Indian Democracy
A non-Gandhi as its chief has already induced a new sense of collective functioning in the Congress and for the first time in two decades, candidates’ names are being finalised without Sonia Gandhi being the last court of appeal
‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’: True Commitment To Women's Empowerment Or A Failed Poll Sop?
It takes more than making a rape survivor’s mother, an anganwadi worker, a Muslim women’s rights activist and a Dalit beauty pageant winner party candidates to make a strong statement vis a vis women representation, writes Rakhi Bose
Congress-Left Alliance: Marriage Of Convenience
If Congress has to fare any better than its miserable performance in 2021 in West Bengal, it has to recover the ground it lost to the TMC
Why Congress Needs To Evolve Into A Credible Force Again
The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ gains significance in the sense that it offers ideological clarity to the party and may help it to energise the cadre and emerge as a challenge to the BJP
Is Congress Emerging As A Credible Alternative To BJP?
The Congress needs to build a narrative to counter the BJP and get its act together to win back popular support in the Hindi hinterland
Congress In Northeast: Trying Hard To Make A Comeback
Reduced to almost a non-existent political entity as the BJP made inroads into the Northeast region by forging winning alliances, a moribund Congress is leaving no stone unturned to make it happen in three states of Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland
The Gujarat, Himachal Challenges For Congress
The Congress is trying various strategies to win back Himachal and wrest Gujarat from the BJP
Jamshedpur Circa 1979: How A Riot Led To BJP’s Emergence As An Independent Political Force
Vikram Raj revisits the riots that tore the industrial city of Jamshedpur in 1979 when Hindu fanatics held the entire city to ransom, killing more than 100 people, including children and women
Will Mallikarjun Kharge Get A Free Hand To Run The Congress?
Though the new Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge is a veteran organisation man, whether the Gandhis will give him a carte blanche or not is a moot question
Bharat Jodo Yatra: History In The Making
Sanjay Nirupam reminisces about the week he was part of Rahul Gandhi’s ambitious yatra, while giving us blow-by-blow account of the journey he took on foot with hundreds of party members and supporters
Coal, COP27 And Climate Justice: Why India Is More A Victim Of Climate Change Than The Perpetrator
India is at a crossroads in terms of energy consumption and renewable forms of energy. India’s priorities should be climate change adaptation measures, not mitigation.
An Ode To Hindi Wordsmith Nirmal Verma
The literary biography of Hindi author Nirmal Verma, written by writer-journalist Vineet Gill, is an ode to the master
Unbounded: An Elegiac Biography Of ‘Naya Bihar’
The memoir by a police officer tells a delightfully unique, personal tale of a cop surmounting routine bureaucratic and professional challenges to achieve a ‘near miracle’ in fixing a recalcitrant state
Short Story: Set In A Different Time And Space
‘Caste was to be annihilated. But you cannot do that for as long as people were being born unequal,’ writes Amulya B. in her riveting short story, ‘What Do I Call You, Again?’
Yatra Diary: A Ringside View Of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
Film actor Sushant Singh recounts his day-long march with Rahul Gandhi in Nanded and how he was impressed by the vision and scale of the yatra in a climate of hate and bigotry
Population Gains: Opportunities For Young India
India is a fertility rate conundrum. Its six states have high figures, which mirror many developing countries and throw opportunities and challenges simultaneously. The rest of the country, however, runs parallel to developed nations with challenging demographic conditions