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Congress

An Object of Derision

Srinath Raghavan

Tavleen Singh in her new book should have allowed a bit of sunlight between perception and reality

Prashant Kishor: Spin and Win

The country's favourite poll meister, he is an assiduous kingmaker who does not waste his pawns

Princeling Stars in a Bengal Ghost Story

The illicit alliance against Mamata in West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee: What, Me Worry?

Mamata Banerjee is unfazed by the advantage the CPM-Congress combine has in terms of electoral math

BR Ambedkar: Slayer of All Gods

He challenges the illusions about power and democracy, wealth and violence, Hinduism and tradition, nationalism and justice, and about all that metaphysical cant. He is the mirror in which we dare not look at ourselves. His presence is a constant reminder of our bad conscience and bad faith

125 Years of Babasaheb: Editor’s Note

We have made most of our heroes question-proof. We have made them private collections, labelled and indexed. Thoughts on Ambedkar’s 125th anniversary

Assam Assembly Election 2016: Priestly Tales by the Brahmaputra

An imam and a primus and how faith and identity can swing the Assam vote

Uttarakhand: The Hills Have Eyes

Lessons for Congress from Uttarakhand

Have You Passed the Nationalism Test?

A democracy can do without fan clubs and vigilante crowds

Mamata Banerjee: I’m the Change

In a Bengal that has shed ideals and ideology for pragmatism, politics still swirls around Mamata Banerjee, loved by the bustees and dismissed by the bhadralok. The Didi paradox

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