The eleventh century Dholkal Ganesha rises from the ruins in the Maoist heartland. Rahul Pandita writes from the site of a vandalisation in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

Wooed but still orphaned, Dalits are not swayed by the mainstream parties. Rahul Pandita travels in the Malwa region to find out why

The call of Kashmir and the rite of memory

From the Valley to Vemula, it has been a distortion of dissent on the Left side of protest

Old-timers in BSP are disillusioned with Kanshi Ram’s protégé. Do Dalits share their sentiment? Rahul Pandita travels in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh to gauge the depth of dissent against Mayawati

A new biography of Sahir Ludhianvi brings to life the poet who changed the idiom of Hindi cinema lyrics

Attitudes of Indians towards the Northeast are influenced by those of the State

Several questions remain unanswered in this 14-year-old fake encounter case

Mamata Banerjee has pushed West Bengal to a new low

Everything that shifts in the move from small town to big city