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
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
Nalini R Mohanty recalls a time when every 24 hours seemed to send the pulse of JNU racing to a revolutionary precipice
Sitaram Yechury faces his biggest test so far in deciding whether to tie up with Congress for the Bengal polls
From Kerala to Himachal Pradesh, Congress is synonymous with the politics of sleaze and plunder
Amit Jogi, accused, among other things, of fixing an election, once again finds himself at the centre of political turmoil in Chhattisgarh
Has India become a wonderland where Mad Hatters rule the political roost?
Back with a new vigour in his voice, he seems ready for a riveting fight in Parliament