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About the AuthorNilanjan Mukhopadhyay

The writer is an author and journalist based in Delhi-NCR. His latest book is 'The Demolition and the Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India', and he�??s also the author of 'Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times'. He tweets at @NilanjanUdwin.

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | A Voice of Sanity Exposes Deep Divide Within India

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | A Voice of Sanity Exposes Deep Divide Within...

In the wake of the Pahalgam attack, a young widow’s message exposes India’s deepening social divide

13 May 2025 8:47 PM IST

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | How ‘social engineering’ led to BJP triumph in Haryana

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | How ‘social engineering’ led to BJP triumph in...

The BJP's victory in Haryana reshapes political narratives, highlighting the need for Congress to reassess its...

10 Oct 2024 12:02 AM IST

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Kejriwal to Atishi: Can the AAP’s new strategy work?

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Kejriwal to Atishi: Can the AAP’s new strategy...

Atishi’s ascent as Delhi CM highlights challenges in governance and AAP's shift towards personality-driven politics

26 Sept 2024 12:00 AM IST

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Push for Bengal’s division will be damaging for BJP

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Push for Bengal’s division will be damaging...

BJP leaders' calls for dividing West Bengal face political backlash, highlighting internal conflicts and development...

1 Aug 2024 12:02 AM IST

The pran pratistha ceremony at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 had little to do with religiosity and was essentially an audio-visual spectacle. (File Image: PTI)

After Ayodhya: Will Modi's new era' end old conflicts?

The inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 turns into an audio-visual spectacle

1 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

There is every chance that these parties may assess the initiative as being primarily aimed at securing the anti-BJP space in states in which the regional parties are a significant force. In such a situation, the battle for 2024 may be over even before it has begun in right earnest. (File Image:Twitter)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Will Opp. lose battle for 2024 before it's...

The Opposition parties got together, found in INDIA an acronym that creased brows of top BJP leaders

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during celebrations after partys victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | 2024 Game On; But Cong, Opp. Need to Act...

The reasons behind the BJP's victory in this round -- Modi factor, Hindutva, welfarism and party machinery -- may not...

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

The BJPs worries have found reflection in a series of haphazard steps taken by the party or the government. (PTI File Image)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Many worries for BJP as semi-final' vote looms

The ultra-nationalistic narrative emerged as the overarching narrative, clearly missing at this stage.

5 Nov 2023 11:38 PM IST

Government of Indias Representative and Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks and Nagaland Governor, RN Ravi on Friday held a detailed consultation meeting with the primary stakeholders of the Naga society in Kohima and said that the central government is determined to conclude the Naga peace process. (Photo: ANI)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Check governors trying to exceed their powers

In the past nine years, it has become commonplace for governors to block legislation passed by state Assemblies.

3 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, at a polling station. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | As 2024 looms, Kejriwal is looking ahead to...

The Congress cannot bask in the glory of the Karnataka sweep and the AAP can't focus only on its long-term pursuits.

16 May 2023 12:30 AM IST

Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia speak with the media during their protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | WFI mess: All that's wrong as India sport,...

The manner in which this episode has played out raises doubts over the BJP leadership having such an iron grip over the...

5 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | It's not just about Rahul: The stakes are far...

So far, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress have called a spade a spade, and this trait must be retained

28 March 2023 12:00 AM IST