J Jayalalithaa (1948-2016): The Last Mother

J Jayalalithaa (1948-2016): Farewell to an Icon

As Jayalalithaa was interred with state honours next to MGR and CN Annadurai and her life committed to the folds of history, her ups and downs in the mild cycle of electoral politics suddenly seemed inconsequential. She had left behind a legacy of welfare schemes, many of which will have to be upheld by governments to come.

An Unusual Kind of Sorrow

On the shades of grief in Tamil politics

Nitish Kumar: Savvy Survivor

Nitish Kumar is cozying up to Modi. Why?

O Panneerselvam: From Night Watchman to Captain

O Panneerselvam, famous for being loyal, emerges as Tamil Nadu’s chief minister

Pinarayi Vijayan: A Marxist in the Marketplace

Pinarayi Vijayan chants a new development mantra—and brooks no distraction. The Kerala Chief Minister in conversation with Open

Arvind Kejriwal: The Reckoning

Spying, splurge, nepotism and more from the secret core of the Kejriwal regime

The Lady Vanquishes

Liberating Jayalalithaa from the image trap

AAP: The Pornography of Power

How AAP has vacated the space it once owned as a moral alternative to politics-as-usual

Jharkhand: Turning Dreams into Reality