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Hartosh Singh Bal

Hartosh Singh Bal is the political editor at The Caravan, and is the author of Waters Close Over Us: A Journey Along the Narmada.

How the RSS is infiltrating India’s intellectual spaces

Reportage Politics

How the RSS is infiltrating India’s intellectual spaces

Hartosh Singh Bal

01 April 2019

How MS Golwalkar and Vallabhbhai Patel ensured the RSS’s survival after Gandhi’s assassination

Excerpt Politics

How MS Golwalkar and Vallabhbhai Patel ensured the RSS’s survival after Gandhi’s assassination

Hartosh Singh Bal

30 January 2019

How caste trumped class in the state elections

Commentary Politics

How caste trumped class in the state elections

Hartosh Singh Bal

31 December 2018

The ten objections raised within the Indian negotiating team against the Rafale deal

News Government

The ten objections raised within the Indian negotiating team against the Rafale deal

Hartosh Singh Bal and Surabhi Kanga

24 December 2018

PM Modi cleared Rafale deal at over €2.5 billion higher than first benchmark price

News Government

PM Modi cleared Rafale deal at over €2.5 billion higher than first benchmark price

Hartosh Singh Bal

13 December 2018

Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh chief embodies the limitations of Rahul Gandhi’s Congress

Commentary Politics

Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh chief embodies the limitations of Rahul Gandhi’s Congress

Hartosh Singh Bal

01 October 2018

Why Modi’s legacy will not disappear with a hug and a wink

Commentary Politics

Why Modi’s legacy will not disappear with a hug and a wink

Hartosh Singh Bal

24 July 2018

Spare me the good Hindu: The Hindu vs Hindutva battle is meaningless in shaping our politics

Commentary Politics

Spare me the good Hindu: The Hindu vs Hindutva battle is meaningless in shaping our politics

Hartosh Singh Bal

06 July 2018

The BJP is not concerned with Kashmir, it is only concerned with its utility as a poll issue for 2019

Commentary Politics

The BJP is not concerned with Kashmir, it is only concerned with its utility as a poll issue for 2019

Hartosh Singh Bal

30 June 2018

The BJP’s desperation to woo OBCs ahead of the 2019 polls

Commentary Politics

The BJP’s desperation to woo OBCs ahead of the 2019 polls

Hartosh Singh Bal

28 June 2018

How an inability to stomach Gandhi's overtures to Muslims led Hedgewar to set up the RSS

How an inability to stomach Gandhi's overtures to Muslims led Hedgewar to set up the RSS

Hartosh Singh Bal

10 June 2018

Sharma Committee findings on Ranjit Sinha registers raise questions about influence of corporates such as Reliance ADAG and Essar on CBI inquiries into coal scam, 2G scam and Radia Tapes

News Government

Sharma Committee findings on Ranjit Sinha registers raise questions about influence of corporates such as Reliance ADAG and Essar on CBI inquiries into coal scam, 2G scam and Radia Tapes

Hartosh Singh Bal and Sandeep Bhushan

09 June 2018

Indus Valley people did not have genetic contribution from the steppes: Head of Ancient DNA Lab testing Rakhigarhi samples

Indus Valley people did not have genetic contribution from the steppes: Head of Ancient DNA Lab testing Rakhigarhi samples

Hartosh Singh Bal

27 April 2018

Death of Judge Loya: A critical examination of the ECG and the post-mortem demonstrates the failings of the Supreme Court verdict

Death of Judge Loya: A critical examination of the ECG and the post-mortem demonstrates the failings of the Supreme Court verdict

Hartosh Singh Bal

23 April 2018

The RSS’s dangerous position on separate religion status for the Lingayats

Commentary Religion

The RSS’s dangerous position on separate religion status for the Lingayats

Hartosh Singh Bal

01 April 2018

Those Who Want Modi’s Removal on Any Terms Ignore the Fact that He Is A Symptom, Not A Cause

Commentary Politics

Those Who Want Modi’s Removal on Any Terms Ignore the Fact that He Is A Symptom, Not A Cause

Hartosh Singh Bal

08 January 2018

Why high-profile events by news organisations can damage journalistic independence

Commentary Media

Why high-profile events by news organisations can damage journalistic independence

Hartosh Singh Bal

01 December 2017

How the Confessions of the Punjab Synthetic-Drug Racket Accused Point to the Involvement of Former Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majithia

How the Confessions of the Punjab Synthetic-Drug Racket Accused Point to the Involvement of Former Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majithia

Hartosh Singh Bal

08 November 2017

How Senior Congress Leaders Sanctioned The Organised Violence Against Sikhs In 1984

News Government

How Senior Congress Leaders Sanctioned The Organised Violence Against Sikhs In 1984

Hartosh Singh Bal

03 November 2017

How the Delhi Police Abetted the Pogrom Against Sikhs In 1984

News Government

How the Delhi Police Abetted the Pogrom Against Sikhs In 1984

Hartosh Singh Bal

02 November 2017