Uttar Pradesh

Modi Conquers Middle India

Kumar Anshuman

The BJP workers' new slogan in Lucknow, ‘No Confusion No Mistake, Gaye Akhilesh Gaye Akhilesh’

Sampat Pal: The Lady in Pink

The tattered legacy of a revolution casts a shadow over the Gulabi Gang leader Sampat Pal’s struggle for political legitimacy

Freedom Fight in Rampur

Kumar Anshuman

It’s a difficult choice for Muslims as the battle between the Nawabs and the Khans intensifies

Indraprastha

Virendra Kapoor

The importance of Ahmed Patel, the need to be Twitotallers, and the uses of gifts

The Mid-Term Mood

Ullekh NP

Upcoming polls in five states will test Modi’s sway over the nation

Akhilesh vs Mulayam: Mortal Combat

Kumar Anshuman

Is the Yadav family of Uttar Pradesh headed for a war of attrition?

Out of Maya

Rahul Pandita

Old-timers in BSP are disillusioned with Kanshi Ram’s protégé. Do Dalits share their sentiment? Rahul Pandita travels in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh to gauge the depth of dissent against Mayawati

It Takes a Village to Redefine Power

Kumar Anshuman

It’s quite cool for some professionals to forsake cities for grassroots politics

The Girl Without a Choice

Nandini Nair

She is an alleged rape victim, thirteen years old and seven-month pregnant. In an Uttar Pradesh village, Nandini Nair meets the girl and her family caught between shame, stigma and injustice