Swapan Dasgupta

A United Kingdom in the throes of permanent angst

The Viceregal Lodge in Shimla and the dismal institute it houses

Our perceptual gap with the West on Russia and the need to educate Uber and Ola drivers 

The skull of Alum Bheg and the message from Tripura

Will the BJP's performance in Tripura rub off on West Bengal?

Nehru and Patel didn’t fight. They worked as a team from Independence to Patel’s death in 1950, with Nehru as the leader.However, these two towering personalities were never similar. Their approaches were divergent. In time, they would probably have parted ways. That parting didn’t happen

The embarrassment of a hacked Twitter account and the experience of a budget speech

Modi has used the Union Budget to create the architecture of an India where India and Bharat can begin to complement each other

For warmer ties with Australia and open minds on period cinema

A Rajya Sabha speech that wasn't made, the festive spirit, and the world's best mango chutney