The Doon Spool

Punjab: The Lonely Battles of Land and Limb

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

Mulayam Singh Yadav: The Home Turf

Mulayam still rules the Yadav strongholds

Punjab: A State of Flux

A beleaguered ruling party is set against a slothful opposition

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

The symbolism of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Alt/Strokes

Narendra Modi in the Year of Unthinkable Thinking

Of sacrifice and strategic precision

Nitish Kumar: Savvy Survivor

Nitish Kumar is cozying up to Modi. Why?

Indraprastha

When Arun Jaitley and Ahmed Patel are in the Central Hall of Parliament

Akhilesh Yadav: The Son Supremacy

Akhilesh rises from the family wreckage