TCA Raghavan
We are still living in the changes authored by the years 1979 and 1989
The Indian street needs a new fighter, not from the closed books of religion. Nor from the ghost houses of ideologies
By his actions, Gandhi demonstrated the power of the powerless catapulting him as an icon of thought leadership for all times to come
The history of Indian disbelief adds a wrinkle to the story of modernity
Three decades after 1989, the autocrat has become the sole choreographer of freedom
What undermines Modi and his message is not the grievance of a signature but the violence and vulgarism of religious vigilantes
Capitalism’s victory is all encompassing but it has also led the world to a cul-de-sac of ideas