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BR Ambedkar: Slayer of All Gods

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

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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

VS Achuthanandan: Comrade VSOP

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

Dalits: Stand up and Be Counted

Dalits across the states are refusing to be anybody’s vote bank

Let the Romance Linger

Nalini R Mohanty recalls a time when every 24 hours seemed to send the pulse of JNU racing to a revolutionary precipice

Sitaram Yechury: The Terminator

Sitaram Yechury faces his biggest test so far in deciding whether to tie up with Congress for the Bengal polls

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