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40 years on, those 21 months of EmergencySubscriber Only
June 26, 2015 03:54 IST
On this day in 1975, the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency, widely seen as the darkest hour of India’s democracy. Amrith Lal recalls what happened, and why.
Sun, Jun 18, 2023
From films to life, Tamil Nadu’s cult of the motherSubscriber Only
May 22, 2015 03:15 IST
The extraordinary devotion of fans that makes Amma the AIADMK has its roots in MGR and his cinema.
Fri, May 22, 2015
Role of poetry is to diffuse perfume against ignorance, fundamentalism: Adonis
May 09, 2015 00:21 IST
Adonis was in the coastal town of Varkala in Kerala last weekend to receive the Kumaran Asan World Poetry Prize.
Sat, May 09, 2015
Kerala’s democratic revolution, or why Maoism is a non-starterSubscriber Only
May 07, 2015 00:47 IST
Maoism had its moment in Kerala in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Thu, May 07, 2015
Violent Land
April 25, 2015 00:00 IST
Written in the aftermath of the Gujarat riots, Farewell, Mahatma is a poignant recreation of Gandhi’s last days.
Sat, Apr 25, 2015
Recalling the political GandhiSubscriber Only
March 21, 2015 00:26 IST
Narayan Desai’s ‘Gandhi Katha’ was a response to the communal violence in Gujarat in 2002.
Sat, Mar 21, 2015
Why he keeps getting away with itSubscriber Only
February 23, 2015 00:04 IST
No senior leader seems to have tried to placate him when he quit the conference midway and left for Thiruvananthapuram.
Mon, Feb 23, 2015
Khudai Khidmatgars, Frontier Gandhi’s non-violent army, gets a new lifeSubscriber Only
February 15, 2015 01:00 IST
Two decades after Badshah Khan passed away, a young activist from Farrukhabad, UP, Faisal Khan, found in him an inspirational figure who could show youth a path that transcends communal passions of politics.
Sun, Feb 15, 2015
Explained: How each can read verdict — and misread, tooSubscriber Only
February 11, 2015 04:27 IST
Amrith Lal explains the various aspects of Delhi elections, which gave a decisive mandate to Arvind Kejriwal led AAP
Wed, Feb 11, 2015
The City of Lost Souls
February 07, 2015 02:10 IST
A fine introduction to the fictional landscape of Malayalam writer Sethu.
Sat, Feb 07, 2015
Let them speakSubscriber Only
January 23, 2015 00:43 IST
The new government in Colombo promises to devolve political power to Tamils. It may help start a conversation.
Fri, Jan 23, 2015
Death Comes as the End
January 17, 2015 00:00 IST
A look at Tamil writer Perumal Murugan’s career and the controversy around his novel Mathorubagan
Sat, Jan 17, 2015
Tamil author Perumal Murugan announces his ‘death’ on Facebook over lack of freedom of speechSubscriber Only
January 14, 2015 04:09 IST
Perumal Murugan faced protests from his Gounder community.
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
While she is awaySubscriber Only
October 01, 2014 00:00 IST
Can Jayalalithaa’s brand survive her absence from the helm of government?
Wed, Oct 01, 2014
Red devilSubscriber Only
October 05, 2003 00:00 IST
THERE are two Andhras. One is moored somewhere in Hyderabad, the new toast of corporate India. The other in the wilderness of Telengana and ...
Sun, Oct 05, 2003In the redSubscriber Only
September 05, 2003 00:00 IST
The CPI(M) leadership in Kerala is under siege. Not so much by the Congress, its principal adversary in the state, as its own cadre. Take th...
Fri, Sep 05, 2003Welfare, not violence, in KeralaSubscriber Only
May 25, 2003 00:00 IST
AS in states which had a tradition of communist politics, Kerala too witnessed the sound and fury of the Spring Thunder in the 1960s and 70s...
Sun, May 25, 2003‘Community-based parties are passe’Subscriber Only
October 13, 2002 00:00 IST
The RPI story seems to be a story of splits in Maharashtra.After 1969, there was no strong leadership within the RPI. And so differences of ...
Sun, Oct 13, 2002‘Struggle by one caste group not enough’Subscriber Only
October 13, 2002 00:00 IST
How much has the caste situation changed since 1972, when you entered politics with the Dalit Panthers?The basic issues have not changed, th...
Sun, Oct 13, 2002Who’s Afraid of Anna HazareSubscriber Only
September 29, 2002 00:00 IST
WHEN Anna Hazare raises an issue of corruption in the government, the political class in Maharashtra goes into a tizzy. It was no different ...
Sun, Sep 29, 2002How Kerala’s Red is Turning GreenSubscriber Only
August 11, 2002 00:00 IST
THE colour of Comrade Achutanandan’s flag has always been red. But these days one can see a tinge of green. And most of the recent jour...
Sun, Aug 11, 2002Kanshi: Autumn in AprilSubscriber Only
April 14, 2002 00:00 IST
WHEN the BSP was in the process of forming its first government in UP in 1995, it was crystal clear who called the shots in the party. Mayaw...
Sun, Apr 14, 2002The Left view on KashmirSubscriber Only
August 09, 2000 00:00 IST
Wary of a communal division of Jammu and Kashmir gaining acceptance among political circles and an increasing role for the US in the Valle...
Wed, Aug 09, 2000How they buried Shah Commission report, even without an epitaphSubscriber Only
July 04, 2000 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, JULY 3: Once there was a commission of inquiry. Headed by a former chief justice of the Supreme Court, it probed a tumultuous p...
Tue, Jul 04, 2000Two politics of temple buildingSubscriber Only
June 16, 2000 00:00 IST
Temple building has always been a crucial intervention in India's social and political history. The latest temple project was announced by...
Fri, Jun 16, 2000Journalism of Courage
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