Congress

Princeling Stars in a Bengal Ghost Story

S Prasannarajan

The illicit alliance against Mamata in West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee: What, Me Worry?

Ullekh NP

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

BR Ambedkar: Slayer of All Gods

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

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

S Prasannarajan

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

Siddharth Singh

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

Uttarakhand: The Hills Have Eyes

PR Ramesh

Lessons for Congress from Uttarakhand

Have You Passed the Nationalism Test?

Shiv Visvanathan

A democracy can do without fan clubs and vigilante crowds

Mamata Banerjee: I’m the Change

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

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

VS Achuthanandan: Comrade VSOP

Shahina KK

What is it that makes VS Achuthanandan, Kerala’s most youthful politician at 92, the most popular Indian communist? Open catches up with the relentless fighter as he prepares for another battle