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BSP's third Brahmin pitch this year: Why Mayawati is returning to the 2007 playbook

June 23, 2026 12:50 pm

BSP chief says there is visible restlessness among rival parties since party started selecting candidates for 2027 polls

Sanatan Dharma: A hard politics, a Hinduism that defines itself through food ‘purity’

May 06, 2026 7:03 pm

Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable shift towards “Sanatan Dharma” among BJP politicians. The reason is largely strategic: Hindutva sounds overtly religious, while Sanatan Dharma can be framed as cultural, allowing wider outreach

Row over 'Pandit' option in UP Police exam: CM Yogi Adityanath directs Boards to avoid questions hurting communities

March 15, 2026 1:21 pm

Following backlash over an option for a question allegedly targeting a specific community, the CM also called for a ban on ‘habitual offender’ paper setters.

In ‘race’ to woo Brahmin community in Uttar Pradesh, BJP ally SBSP is latest entrant

February 28, 2026 2:14 pm

The party has invited 10,000 ‘intellectual Brahmins’ for its ‘Samrasta’ rally in Azamgarh on February 22.

Why BJP has openly warned UP MLAs, MLCs against caste-based meetings

December 27, 2025 5:11 pm

UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary’s warning following a meeting of Brahmin party legislators is aimed at curbing caste-based factionalism in state unit ahead of 2027 Assembly polls

Kanwar yatra and the perils of nostalgic Hinduism

July 28, 2024 6:53 pm

Current reinvention of Hinduism — in terms of purity and impurity — owes a great deal to transformation in the cultures of nostalgia. It breaks the connection between actual conditions of life and its romanticised version, and those who are expected to take part in have no role in its propagation

Chef Vikas Khanna loves Goan Saraswat Brahmin cuisine: 'It is one of the most elegant and sophisticated cuisines'

December 13, 2023 12:26 pm

Given Goa's coastal location, seafood plays a significant role in Saraswat Gaud cuisine, shared Sandeep Pande, director of culinary at St. Regis Goa

At Brahmin community meeting, Pawar ‘promises action’ against NCP leaders over ‘hurtful remarks’

May 22, 2022 9:06 am

The Brahmin community, which constitutes about 2-3 per cent of the state's population, has been raising objections to some comments made by Pawar and his party leaders in recent times.

MP official says 'The Kashmir Files' makers should donate earnings for Brahmin kids’ welfare; minister seeks action

March 20, 2022 9:54 pm

The officer Niyaz Khan also said that he was planning to write a book to show the “massacre of Muslims” so that a movie like ‘The Kashmir Files’ could be produced by someone to bring the “pain and suffering of minorities” before Indians.

Akhilesh Yadav meets Brahmin leaders, discusses plan to woo community

July 26, 2021 7:17 am

The five Brahmin leaders who attended the meeting on Sunday at the party office were senior leaders Mata Prasad Pandey, Manoj Pandey, Abhishek Mishra, Sanatan Pandey and Santosh Pandey.

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