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Sagarika Ghose
Sagarika Ghose is a journalist and author. Her most recent book is Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Tirupati laddu controversy shows why even a ‘technocrat’ politician is forced to play by the Hindutva playbookSubscriber Only
October 07, 2024 05:00 IST
Too many politicians today are falling into the laddu trap. It may require more than a one-line court observation to stir a change of direction
Mon, Oct 07, 2024
Sagarika Ghose writes: ‘What is your rate’ — how BJP taps nari shakti in Didi’s BengalSubscriber Only
May 23, 2024 18:28 IST
Will the EC’s ban on Abhijit Ganguly because of his comments against Mamata Banerjee deter others from using similar language against women? Probably not
Sat, May 25, 2024
Sagarika Ghose writes: Democracy is not in India’s DNASubscriber Only
June 28, 2023 17:21 IST
Despite glaring instances of executive overreach and the weakening of democratic institutions, there have been no serious citizen protests. The two big trends of our politics at the moment, populism and polarisation, further weaken the democratic impulse among citizens.
Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Sagarika Ghose writes: Another washed out session in Parliament, another lost opportunity for citizensSubscriber Only
April 05, 2023 06:45 IST
Sagarika Ghose writes: When democratically-elected governments are no longer accountable in Parliament, citizens don’t know what they have voted for. Democratic institutions require a commitment to the values of constitutional democracy
Fri, Apr 07, 2023
The iftaar party trapSubscriber Only
June 06, 2005 00:00 IST
HRD Minister Arjun Singh, fresh from his 75th birthday party, has taken another “secular” initiative. His ministry has given the &...
Mon, Jun 06, 2005Social Justice Pvt LtdSubscriber Only
May 04, 2005 00:00 IST
Laloo Prasad Yadav, President of Social Justice and Secularism Pvt Ltd fresh from his 76-seat down-but-not-out showing in the Bihar assembly...
Wed, May 04, 2005Who’s afraid of Narendra Modi?Subscriber Only
April 04, 2005 00:00 IST
The visa-less Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is once again the angry man of Indian politics, this time up against a US-led world order...
Mon, Apr 04, 2005Secular=CommunalSubscriber Only
March 07, 2005 00:00 IST
Let's glance at the recent ‘‘secular’’ events in the life of the Indian republic. Congress General Secretary Margaret Al...
Mon, Mar 07, 2005Dutiful sons aren’t youth iconsSubscriber Only
February 07, 2005 00:00 IST
India's power is youth power, goes the new mantra. Seventy per cent of our population is under the age of 35 and they’re going to lead ...
Mon, Feb 07, 2005A view from the waterSubscriber Only
January 06, 2005 00:00 IST
Quegdevelim (north Goa)What better way to celebrate New Year’s Eve than in Goa? The western coast, the safer coast, where fairy lights ...
Thu, Jan 06, 2005Wanted: Jawaharlal 2005Subscriber Only
December 08, 2004 00:00 IST
The year of The Great Political Turnaround is drawing to a close. A few months ago the BJP was the invincible party of India Shining. Now it...
Wed, Dec 08, 2004Murder most foul, city most freeSubscriber Only
November 18, 2004 01:37 IST
Canals shine in the winter sun along the promenades of Amsterdam. The road from Dam Square to the Tropical Museum runs through a typical Eur...
Thu, Nov 18, 2004George W. VajpayeeSubscriber Only
November 08, 2004 00:00 IST
One of the interpretations of the American election results is that it was a religious insurrection. George W. Bush’s 58 million votes ...
Mon, Nov 08, 2004The burden of the Oxbridge setSubscriber Only
October 04, 2004 00:00 IST
Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Mani Shankar Aiyar. The deputy chairman of the Planning Commission and the Union minister for Petroleum. Both alu...
Mon, Oct 04, 2004Uma and her mad sistersSubscriber Only
September 06, 2004 00:00 IST
Uma Bharati rides again. This time on a train from Bhopal to Hubli, knee deep in screaming supporters and brandishing the tiranga. The agita...
Mon, Sep 06, 2004In August CountrySubscriber Only
August 15, 2004 00:00 IST
The freedom marchers came from unlikely places. From the dirt tracks of a forgotten province where indigo farmers starved in silence. Throug...
Sun, Aug 15, 2004Ministry from HellSubscriber Only
August 04, 2004 00:00 IST
History textbooks are no longer history textbooks. They are political manifestoes. The history of India is about Hindu-Muslim strife, scream...
Wed, Aug 04, 2004The 12-km Water WalkSubscriber Only
August 01, 2004 01:58 IST
Under the laser sunlight of western Rajasthan, the yellow heat of the Thar tearing through the hutments like a rampaging demon, ripples of b...
Sun, Aug 01, 2004Sonia NGO GandhiSubscriber Only
July 05, 2004 00:00 IST
In his superb inaugural speech to the Conference of Chief Ministers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made an important point. Quoting economis...
Mon, Jul 05, 2004‘One quietly leaves without a fuss, another moves in; you have a Muslim Prez, a Sikh PM, you should be proud’Subscriber Only
June 06, 2004 00:00 IST
As India celebrates yet another democratic transformation, far away on the windswept banks of the Red Sea in the ancient city of Jeddah, one...
Sun, Jun 06, 2004Return of the bush shirtSubscriber Only
June 04, 2004 00:00 IST
From a historic election turnaround and the potential calamity of Sonia Gandhi as prime minister, has risen a wave of hope. National misery ...
Fri, Jun 04, 2004Troy BoySubscriber Only
May 23, 2004 00:00 IST
Homer harnessed gods, sent men to war, invented a long love story and designed a wooden horse. The blind poet wrote (or rather sang, those b...
Sun, May 23, 2004Red flag and tape have tied up capitalism’s showcaseSubscriber Only
May 08, 2004 00:00 IST
Down the eastern seaboard, the Quadlilateral plunges out of Kolkata and heads west towards Orissa. Peeling off from ‘‘Vajpayee...
Sat, May 08, 2004The Elf of Self-RespectSubscriber Only
May 03, 2004 00:00 IST
Creeping down the dirt tracks of UP, hiding in the forests of Orissa or skipping on the waves of the Andhra coast, there is a little elf. Th...
Mon, May 03, 2004Kammas IncorporatedSubscriber Only
April 24, 2004 00:00 IST
Driving down the balmy Vishakhapatnam beach front with local businessman B. Suresh Kumar in his steel grey Opel Astra is a lesson in optimis...
Sat, Apr 24, 2004Journalism of Courage
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