Once upon a time there used to be A Left in politics. Now even the Centre cannot hold Off the Right’s umbilical…
In this centralizing endeavor, the government is banking on the disarray among opposition political forces and the near extinction of their power
If Priyanka’s leadership is showing the way to the construction of an Indian People’s Front, nobody who subscribes to the ideals of a pluralist and democratic republic must let the moment be frittered away in lowly calculations
Godrej’s admirable intervention reminds us of the progressive role that has in history been played by the bourgeois class
Yes we must converse When conversation has few takers Should the noise of resolute unconcern Deter, speak with the flower pot Or…
Drop me from a cloud on Ashai Bagh bridge, Where, ten feet under my nose, I may see the Dal and Nagin—eternal…
How New it will Be
Batting Without Practice on a Political Pitch Is a Terrible Idea
India is now a hot hot place In more ways than you know; The sun bears down from above, And Hindutva bubbles…
We just proved that in the end It is not the economy, stupid. Hindutva armed with war-like purpose Is a more potent…
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