Politics

IMAGO / ANI News : Tirupati Laddu Row Rekindles In Andhra Pradesh

Faith And Politics Collide Again As Tirupati Laddu Row Rekindles In Andhra Pradesh

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

AP; Representative image : Pakistan has cited solidarity with Bangladesh as the reason behind its stand.

Pakistan Boycotts India Match In ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Faces Possible ICC Sanctions

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : In this image posted on Jan. 12, 2026, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat welcomes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz upon his arrival at the airport ahead of bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Ahmedabad. CM Bhupendra Patel, Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi and others are also seen.

Fillip For Indo-German Ties: Chancellor Friedrich Merz Arrives In Ahmedabad

Cover of 'All the Roads Are Open'

Our Elsewheres: Excerpt From All The Roads Are Open, By Annemarie Schwarzenbach

BY Annemarie Schwarzenbach

Instagram : Karthik Subbaraj responds to the delay of Jana Nayagan.

Karthik Subbaraj On Jana Nayagan Delay: Big Film Postponements Threaten Tamil Cinema

BY Outlook Entertainment Desk

Getty Images : MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray formed an alliance for the BMC elections 2026. Both leaders released their joint manifesto in a press conference on Sunday January 4.

Thackerays Unveil Joint Manifesto For BMC Polls: Pitch Marathi Mayor

BY Outlook News Desk

Lal moves fluently between traditions, geographies, and periods, offering close readings of texts and performances alongside broader reflections on theatrical practice.

Remembering, Recording, Rethinking Theatre

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ShutterStock : Gudavarthy’s discussion subtly implies that the inability of the movement to electorally dislodge the BJP signals ideological incoherence.

Beyond Binary: Bahujan Has Its Own Ideological Enchantment

BY Ganesh Gaigouria

| Courtesy: Vadehra Art Gallery : Marx Archive, 2018: Artwork by K. M. Madhusudhanan

Left-Brahmin, Right-Bahujan And Caste Of Ideologies

BY Ajay Gudavarthy

| Photo: Imago : Flying High: Two Soviet soldiers plant a Soviet flag on top of the Reichstag building on May 2, 1945,
symbolising the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during the Battle of Berlin

Red Star, Lode Star: Where Does The Left Stand With The Global Rise Of The Right

BY Brinda Karat

| Courtesy: DAG : Untitled Artwork by Chittaprosad

The Right In The Left: Lessons And Limits

BY Dipankar Bhattacharya

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Courtesy: CPI Archives : The Future... : Women participants at a ‘Mahila Atmaraksha Samiti’ work centre in West Bengal

Women Left Out: Gender At The Core

BY Saira Shah Halim

| Photo: Wikimedia Commons : Few and Far Between: (Left to right) Co-founder of the Communist Party of India Muzaffar Ahmed with Bankim Mukherjee, P.C. Joshi and Somnath Lahiri in 1937. There have been very few influential Muslims like Ahmed in the party’s top leadership

The Left And The Muslim Question

| Photo: Imago/Hindustan Times : The Icon: A young boy sells portraits
of Ambedkar

Left’s Caste Blind Spot: Ambedkar And His Criticism of The Circle Of 'Brahmin Boys'

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

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A Historic Gathering: Delegates to the second congress of the Comintern at the Uritsky Palace in Petrograd, including M.N. Roy, Vladimir Lenin, Maxim Gorky and Nikolai Bukharin

Why The Left Matters: A Century of Struggle, Social Justice And The Road Ahead

Tribhuvan Tiwari : Gun Culture: Maoist guerrillas in the Sukma district of Chattisgarh

Tracing The Naxalites: How India’s Maoist Insurgency Is Crumbling in 2025

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

May: Artwork by Aranya : Today’s politics has gone beyond the liberal dream of reconciliation. The divide is sharpening. The antagonism of today is clear. There are clear political questions raised in front of today’s youth and we have to make some choices.

Where Are The Young Turks?

Kulsoom Faiz : Way to Dargah of Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

Culture & Society

Politics of Petals: When A Secular Festival Becomes Inconvenient

BY Kulsoom Faiz

Illustration: Saahil : The Dravidian movement emerged with a clear purpose: to challenge what it saw as the Union government’s growing drive to centralise power.

How Tamil Nadu Challenges BJP's Narrative of Cultural Hegemony

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

Artwork by Trotsky Marudu Maruthappan

Inside Tamil Nadu’s Ideological War: Dravidian Politics vs BJP’s Hindutva Push

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

| Photo: Subash Sagar : Faces of Tragedy: Chinnakannu shows the picture of his son

The Big Blind Spot: How Caste Still Shapes Tamil Nadu's Society

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

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Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Stage, Speech, Cinema, Clothing: How Dravidian Politics Won The Tamil Public

BY Perumal Murugan

AP : South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the opening session of the G20 leaders' summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025

How Politics Is Affecting The G-20 Forum

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

The Precarity Of Muslims Writ Large In 2025 Bihar Election Results

BY Tanvir Aeijaz

| Photo: PTI : The Loyalists: JD(U) supporters wearing masks of Nitish Kumar at a rally in Gaya

How A Weakened Opposition In Bihar Softened Nitish Kumar's Grip On The State

BY Md Asghar Khan

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