Rahul Gandhi
A Lacklustre Visit
Haima Deshpande
Shorn of train rides or meals with Dalits, Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip was as subdued as it was ineffective
The Jinxed Handover
Sonia Gandhi was expected to turn Congress leadership over to Rahul Gandhi. The failure to do so explains much of the mess the party now finds itself in
Rahul and His Muddied Mission
It was supposed to be about a new youth wave that would leave caste, religion and thuggery behind. Alas, it is turning out to be politics as usual
A Lot Like Rajiv
In his aptitude for flying, his ease in reaching out to people, and his desire to be ‘the regular guy’, Rahul Gandhi is quite like his father. An extract from Open staffer Jatin Gandhi and Veenu Sandhu’s hot-off-the press biography of the leader, Rahul
Back to the Dynasty in UP
The Congress launched its bid for power in the state last year. But at Phulpur, instead of taking that campaign ahead, it has regressed to its old ways
The Post-Anna Political Arena
The Lokpal issue, as Rahul Gandhi appears to fear, has left the Congress at risk of losing its young urban voters. But whether the BJP will gain them is not clear
Burying the Truth Deeper
Were women of Bhatta-Parsaul raped, as Rahul Gandhi had alleged? Different state commissions can’t seem to agree
His Master’s Choice
The chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes seems to be on a Congress assignment
The Political Education of Rahul Gandhi
He says he has learnt more outside Parliament than inside it. Stands to reason, given the two-time MP’s dismal appearance record in the Lok Sabha
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