politics

Points for Tharoor

Jayanta Ghosal

He might be rewarded by the high command for his dignified contest

Separatism has no traction, Shah signals in J-K rallies

Rajeev Deshpande

By attacking “Gupkar” parties, home minister is saying days of “internationalizing” Kashmir, Pak factor are over

Nana Patole: Out of His Depth?

Open

His transition to Maharashtra Congress president, after he left BJP in 2017, has been far from smooth

Code Red

V Shoba

QR codes to smear in Cong vs BJP war in poll-bound Karnataka

The Rewards of Ambition

Rajeev Deshpande

How India moved from coercive controls to economic freedom

Hilary Mantel (1952-2022): Past Perfectionist

Shylashri Shankar

Hilary Mantel (1952-2022) humanised characters from history, as she was interested in where politics met psychology, where the private met the public

In a new biography of Ambedkar, Shashi Tharoor gets a measure of the constitutionalist and nation-builder, contending that an honest survey of Ambedkar’s life and its impact needs to also look at those faults for which he can be legitimately criticised without taking away from his greatness