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The many betrayals of Nitish Kumar
Politics / Essay
The many betrayals of Nitish Kumar
Sagar
November 2025

In the news

The 2025 Bihar assembly election explained
Politics / News
The 2025 Bihar assembly election explained
Ajachi Chakrabarti
A caste conflict threatens to disrupt the NDA’s electoral calculus in Magadh
Politics / News
A caste conflict threatens to disrupt the NDA’s electoral calculus in Magadh
Sunil Kashyap
Narendra Modi's silence on Zohran Mamdani’s victory reveals what terrifies Hindutva supporters
Politics / Commentary
Narendra Modi's silence on Zohran Mamdani’s victory reveals what terrifies Hindutva supporters
Sushant Singh
The inability to address Delhi’s air crisis is a sign of a failing democracy
Politics / Commentary
The inability to address Delhi’s air crisis is a sign of a failing democracy
Vaibhav Vats

Magazine

Anand Teltumbde on the caste census and his prison memoir
Caste / Interview
Anand Teltumbde on the caste census and his prison memoir
Ajeet Mahale
The language wars are priming West Bengal for the RSS
Politics / Commentary
The language wars are priming West Bengal for the RSS
Ismail Salahuddin , Mohammad Aaquib
The Ladakh bloodshed is an outcome of the government treating its population as internal enemies.
Politics / Commentary
The Ladakh bloodshed is an outcome of the government treating its population as internal enemies.
Sushant Singh
Towards a coherent definition of political terrorism
Politics / Essay
Towards a coherent definition of political terrorism
Achin Vanaik
A union-led dam board and BJP-ruled states watched as Punjab flooded
Politics / Reportage
A union-led dam board and BJP-ruled states watched as Punjab flooded
Jatinder Kaur Tur

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“Punitive actions against prisoners are seen as a demonstration of administrative control”
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“Punitive actions against prisoners are seen as a demonstration of administrative control”

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Anand Teltumbde
Paperwork and citizenship in postwar South Asia
History / Excerpt
Paperwork and citizenship in postwar South Asia
Kalyani Ramnath
The rise of reading rooms across Madras State
History / Excerpt
The rise of reading rooms across Madras State
Vignesh Rajahmani

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How upper castes invented a Hindu majority
Religion / Essay
How upper castes invented a Hindu majority
Divya Dwivedi , Shaj Mohan , J Reghu
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Adityanath’s reign of terror
Dhirendra K Jha
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Manmohan Singh at the centre of the storm
Vinod K Jose
How nine official inquiries obscured the truth of the 1984 anti-Sikh violence
Politics / Reportage
How nine official inquiries obscured the truth of the 1984 anti-Sikh violence
Hartosh Singh Bal
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How an amoral technocracy powers Modi’s India
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Books

Jotirao Phule and the history of Marathi print culture
Literature / Books
Jotirao Phule and the history of Marathi print culture
Karthik Malli
Scenes from the modern literature of Brahminism
Caste / Books
Scenes from the modern literature of Brahminism
Ashik Kahina
Waste and labour in urban South Asia
Environment / Books
Waste and labour in urban South Asia
Ankush Pal
How Cyrus Mistry replaces drama with stillness
Literature / Books
How Cyrus Mistry replaces drama with stillness
Manasvi Pote
Masculinity and the family in contemporary Indian fiction
Literature / Books
Masculinity and the family in contemporary Indian fiction
Areeb Ahmad
The changing contours of India’s relationship with Israel
Conflict / Books
The changing contours of India’s relationship with Israel
Achin Vanaik
Caste in the campus novel
Literature / Books
Caste in the campus novel
Diya Isha
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