Punjab

THE DAY OF THE UNDERDOG

Chinki Sinha

A man who once worked as an unskilled labourer in Saudi Arabia and became a voice of Dalit assertion in Punjab is now a member of the Union Council of Ministers

Sons of Sardars

arindam

Gatka—once patronised mainly by Punjab’s tribal leaders—is now a popular martial art, thanks to reality TV

His Many Suns

Rahul Pandita

Finally, non-Punjabi readers can feel the anguish in the poems of Lal Singh Dil, a Naxalite poet from Punjab

Let It Flow

Jatin Gandhi

Jaw-jaw instead of war-war. It works

Something Is Rotten in Punjab

Hartosh Singh Bal

The politics of patronage practised by the Akali Dal has corrupted an entire state

Why Do Voters Bother?

Hartosh Singh Bal

For three elections in a row, Punjab has seen the same set of politicians make the same promises and deliver the same disappointments. Yet, the voting percentage continues to rise

Sons and Brothers

Jatin Gandhi

Punjab elections of the recent past have been the usual Patiala Royals-versus-Badals clash. This time, there is intra-clan rivalry on display as well

New Take on Retirement Benefits

Dhirendra K Jha

A record number of serving and retired bureaucrats in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab prepare to contest upcoming Assembly elections in the two states next year

The Right Badal

Hartosh Singh Bal

The ouster of Manpreet from the cabinet only shows his cousin Sukhbir is not fit to lead

Losing the Idea of India

Hartosh Singh Bal

Sometimes alienation can be addressed the usual way. Sometimes not. In this rather special case, maybe it’s time to begin all over again: by listening