Columnists

Ramachandra Guha

The writer is based in Bangalore. His most recent book is Gandhi Before India.

Supreme Court must reflect on its calling as defined by the Constitution — and the direction it is taking

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

If the forces of authoritarianism and sectarian bigotry continue to gather momentum, and the Supreme Court does little or nothing to check them, then the verdict of history and of constitutional scholarship will be even harsher than it is at present.

The striking similarities between Babri Masjid demolition and Article 370 abrogation

Fri, Aug 09, 2019

In 2019, remembering 1992 — a different kind of government, a different kind of protest

Why attack young Kashmiris for Pulwama attack, a crime committed by someone else?

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

If young Kashmiris are told that colleges in the mainland have no place for them, who does that help but jihadis? The political response within India to the barbarous attack in Pulwama has played absolutely into the hands of the Lashkar, the Jaish, and the ISI.

If Krishna can’t sing

Sat, Nov 17, 2018

It’s in an uncivilised world that a great musician can be prevented from performing in the national capital

Burdens of the past

Tue, Apr 10, 2018

Ramachandra Guha: My comparison was ill-chosen, and the chastisement I received for it is merited. I also agree that the headscarf and the skull-cap are akin to the turban and the vibhooti, markers of religious identity that should not offend anyone when displayed in public.

Liberals, sadly

Sat, Mar 24, 2018

Ramachandra Guha writes: In promoting individual freedoms, India’s liberals must take on both Hindu and Muslim communalists

Why Nehru vs Patel

Fri, Feb 09, 2018

Because this trick distracts from government’s failures, and because dynast Rahul is Congress president

Nurturing excellence

Tue, Jan 23, 2018

State should rope in scholars with a record in building centres of learning to helm ‘Institutions of Eminence’

My dear fellow deshbhakts, let me provide ‘a glimmer of encouragement’

Mon, Jan 01, 2018

Amid the gloom of religious polarisation, environmental degradation and political venality, there is hope in the resistance of Dalits and women, and in the intelligence and audacity of thousands of young Indians.