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TsuNamo Part 2: Politics as Reality TV

Confined to AC studios for months, tv anchors are let loose into the field at…

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Modi vs Who? The Rise of the Regional Supremo

Politics allows for no illness or any sign of physical vulnerability, especially at election time.…

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Modi Shining may not be India Shining part 2

A cheery optimism is a politician’s constant companion. Which is why as survey after survey…

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Narendra Modi and Limits of Self-Marketing

In the age of 24 x 7 news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the master…

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Ten Reasons why Mr Modi is in Pole Position to win 2019

The battle has well and truly begun, the election commission has sounded the bugle for…

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War games in election season

War is not a cricket match and an air strike should not be reduced to…

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The importance of being Nitin Gadkari in a big election year

In February 1994, as I was preparing to leave Mumbai for Delhi, a senior professional…

Behenji Needed More than Behen

This is the season for opinion polls with hyper-ventilating TV anchors throwing a volley of…

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Remembering George Fernandes, the original political rebel

We were on a flight to Patna in early 2005 and I was sitting next…

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Mayawati for PM is a Clever Ploy

‘One day, she will fulfill Babasaheb Ambedkar’s dream!” claimed Bahujan Samaj Party founder, Kanshi Ram,…