The writer teaches at Ashoka University.
February 03,2024 15:07:35 PM
PM Modiâs gesture to honour L K Advani despite their differences is very much part of this Hindutva Fevicol. It shows that Modi â like Advani â has internalised the importance of a public show of party unity.
Tue, Feb 06, 2024March 04,2023 14:51:25 PM
Institutions like CPR nurture a valuable educational and research model, which is also central to the governmentâs own objectives of intellectual self-sufficiency
Sat, Mar 04, 2023January 27,2021 03:05:40 AM
Ghatate refused to sideline Advani, unlike many others in Narendra Modiâs BJP. And as Vajpayee spent his final decade an invalid, Ghatate was one of the few who would habitually call on his old friend.
Wed, Jan 27, 2021November 25,2020 03:00:36 AM
From Mookerjee-Upadhyaya to Vajpayee-Advani, the BJP has valorised teamwork. How will history judge Modi-Shah?
Wed, Nov 25, 2020June 30,2020 05:12:08 AM
That P V Narsimha Rao is not celebrated more at the national level has several causes, including Raoâs own reticence. But the chief culprit is his own party, unwilling to highlight any prime minister who does not come from one single family.
Tue, Jun 30, 2020May 28,2019 00:12:25 AM
A hundred years after the birth of Hindu nationalism, Narendra Modiâs victory embodies its original vision.
Tue, May 28, 2019January 26,2019 04:15:39 AM
Nanaji was also uncomfortable with Vajpayeeâs decision to merge the Jana Sangh into the Janata Party in 1977, and his decision to move the new BJP in a âGandhian socialistâ direction in 1980.
Sat, Jan 26, 2019August 17,2018 00:09:16 AM
Vajpayeeâs persona was shaped by LK Advani, Rajkumari Kaul and Parliament.
Fri, Aug 17, 2018February 14,2018 01:16:27 AM
Asmaâs loneliness reflected the place that civil society â even the incremental, bourgeois variety â had in Pakistan. In most other countries, what she did would have been heroic but hardly life-threatening. And for all her celebrity status abroad, Asma lacked a constituency within Pakistan.
Wed, Feb 14, 2018July 11,2017 00:23:40 AM
Naresh Chandra underplayed his role in nuclear programme, economic liberalisation.
Tue, Jul 11, 2017May 26,2017 03:52:05 AM
By the 1980s, Chandraswami had rebranded himself as an international guru.
Fri, May 26, 2017June 26,2016 00:32:19 AM
In his new book, Half Lion: How Narasimha Rao Transformed India, author Vinay Sitapati has some answers.
Sun, Jun 26, 2016June 25,2016 03:54:47 AM
How former Prime Minister pushed economic reforms past Congress, BJP, India Inc, helped by Manmohan Singh.
Sat, Jun 25, 2016June 24,2016 05:00:17 AM
She in turn used Congress leaders to keep an eye on him, says new book. Author Vinay Sitapati, who got unprecedented access to Raoâs personal papers, writes for The Indian Express.
Fri, Jun 24, 2016May 29,2014 00:20:38 AM
This election proved that voters are looking to fashion a future, not reward the past. Modi will have to govern like he campaigned.
Thu, May 29, 2014May 12,2014 00:38:05 AM
A visit to West Champaran to find out why a rural roads revolution does not seem to be working for the Nitish Kumar government this election.
Mon, May 12, 2014May 09,2014 00:47:45 AM
In this part of a series on constituencies that have improved on social indicators, The Indian Express visits Ghazipur, where the number of schools has increased but the quality of education has not improved.
Fri, May 09, 2014April 30,2014 00:51:29 AM
The Indian Express travels to the Panchmahals and finds out how its strides in electrification reflect in the campaign.
Wed, Apr 30, 2014April 24,2014 00:59:13 AM
Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu has made the longest strides in NREGA, Sonia Gandhiâs grandest scheme, but DMK and AIADMK are marketing it to their advantage,
Thu, Apr 24, 2014April 17,2014 00:32:58 AM
The Indian Express travels to constituencies that have seen the sharpest improvement on various social indicators during the UPA years and finds out if that change is an election issue.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014December 14,2013 02:59:18 AM
That's what the AAP can now help bring in.
Sat, Dec 14, 2013May 15,2013 03:10:33 AM
On CBI reform,the court stepped in where the government failed. But that cannot be the end of the story
Wed, May 15, 2013April 25,2013 00:08:53 AM
At a time when democracy is seen to be beyond repair,Justice Verma taught us that change happens when good people work within the limits of institutions
Thu, Apr 25, 2013April 04,2013 03:21:45 AM
The Novartis verdict is not about innovation vs socialism. It has to do with higher vs lower standards
Thu, Apr 04, 2013March 07,2013 03:27:21 AM
The petition by academics and activists against ModiÂs talk at Wharton misunderstands what a university stands for
Thu, Mar 07, 2013