Subrata Mukherjee

The writer retired as professor of political science in Delhi University

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Rabindranath Tagore will always be relevant to BangladeshSubscriber Only

June 18,2025 14:33:27 PM

His works had a significant influence on the 1952 Language Movement, which eventually led to the emergence of Bangladesh

Wed, Jun 18, 2025

Rabindranath Tagore’s thoughts on Israel, the Jewish Question – and how he differed from Gandhi and NehruSubscriber Only

October 16,2023 16:22:39 PM

Tagore proposed a joint Palestine Commonwealth government as that would help in building a new Palestine. He reminded us that both the civilisations had rich ancient roots. Given the rigid stance of both sides, any attempt to subordinate or change would be infructuous

Tue, Oct 17, 2023

One Election will mean less democracySubscriber Only

September 27,2023 15:29:42 PM

Representation and periodic elections are the mainstay of modern mass democracies. A fixed and rigid period, as under One Nation, One Election, will make the ruling party complacent and the Opposition desperate

Wed, Sep 27, 2023

Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Rabindranath Tagore, Indian National Congress, Gandhi, British rule, Knighthood, nationalist leaders, C F Andrews, Satyagraha, carnage protest, P C Mahalanobis, colonial administration, atrocities in Punjab, renunciation, Tagore's heroic act, dignity and discipline of Congress, British repression, Crown Prince's visit to India, Montague, immediate aftermath.

Rabindranath Tagore, not Congress, led the moral charge after Jallianwala BaghSubscriber Only

April 17,2023 13:48:27 PM

He stood with ordinary Indians in the grave crisis, while Congress dithered.

Mon, Apr 17, 2023

Rahul Gandhi’s comments and the undying Savarkar row: The record must be set straightSubscriber Only

November 18,2022 18:01:54 PM

We need a proper appraisal of Savarkar’s contribution to India’s struggle for freedom, for which he made sacrifices

Sat, Nov 19, 2022

Why Russia isn’t the villain of the warSubscriber Only

October 07,2022 09:31:14 AM

Anastasia Piliavsky's article exhorting Indians to support Ukraine and the West presents a biased picture. Russia's position is a response to the aggressive moves by the US, NATO.

Fri, Oct 07, 2022

Don’t blame the middle class for political apathySubscriber Only

July 11,2022 21:02:35 PM

In India, the political class has never attempted to make political participation enjoyable and rewarding

Mon, Jul 11, 2022

The ‘disastrous success’ of the TalibanSubscriber Only

August 25,2021 20:11:54 PM

Cold war legacies, American interventionism are behind Afghanistan's recent crisis

Wed, Aug 25, 2021

Chinese communism, Chinese nationalismSubscriber Only

July 05,2021 19:46:38 PM

China’s evolution is very different from the West and the CCP’s legitimacy is based on the centrality of its capacity to guarantee China’s independence

Mon, Jul 05, 2021

Why blame the middle classSubscriber Only

March 16,2021 21:02:56 PM

It’s the Opposition’s lack of credibility, its failure to mobilise that accounts for the consolidation deficit against the government, not middle-class apathy, as P Chidambaram suggests.

Tue, Mar 16, 2021

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The poet, AMU and BHUSubscriber Only

December 23,2020 17:55:19 PM

Tagore felt that the two institutions could become agents of making Hindus and Muslims realise the truths of each other.

Wed, Dec 23, 2020

Dealing with Trumpism after TrumpSubscriber Only

December 01,2020 20:02:31 PM

The US remains riven by deep anxieties caused by globalisation and neoliberalism. Biden’s major task lies in bringing together a divided nation, readjust economic priorities.

Tue, Dec 01, 2020

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Congress, with same top brass, cannot be the source of any political inspirationSubscriber Only

August 22,2019 03:00:28 AM

One must not confuse dynasts with political families. The latter are there in all the parties, except the Left Front, but dynastic succession is unique to the Congress party and some regional satraps.

Thu, Aug 22, 2019