An epic battle is underway in the proverbial badlands of Bihar, where many political lives swing between irrelevance and renewal. Even as cracks appear in the artificial alliance of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, the BJP wants more than a victory. It is fighting for a mandate worthy of India’s most popular politician and its unsurpassed campaigner. Narendra Modi’s next phase of modernisation will begin from the backwardness of Bihar
The fall of an institution where political patronage and academic research go hand in hand
A few thousand women in the hill ranges of Munnar challenge the male dominated trade unions of Kerala
The truth about Shani Shingnapur, the village without doors and locks
With history as backdrop, China flexes it military muscle. Is India taking notice?
The widening rift between the Finance Ministry and the RBI takes a heavy toll on the economy
The emergence of a new social injustice will lead to a surge of such protests across the country