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Sharmistha Mukherjee is a writer, columnist and animal lover, and currently runs the Pranab Mukherjee Legacy Foundation

BJP workers celebrate with cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Monday after the partys victory in the Assembly elections in Gujarat on Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

Too few women netas: It's time for quota bill

The total strength of women members in the newly-elected Assemblies is just seven per cent in Gujarat and five per cent...

22 Dec 2017 12:52 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi being greeted by village women during an election campaign in Dahod, Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

Polls Rahul's first test, other challenges ahead

Even the worst enemies of Rahul Gandhi should admit that despite all the turbulence and provocation, he has emerged...

7 Dec 2017 12:26 AM IST

Deepika Padukone in a still from Padmavati.

Defeat efforts to spoil India's humane ethos

The scary part of this narrative is that the peripheral is gradually being merged into the mainstream.

22 Nov 2017 3:00 AM IST

Today, November 8, 2017, is being observed by various Opposition parties as a Black Day in protest over the demonetisation move exactly a year ago.

Opposition's role: It's not just about parties

The absence of a recognised Opposition of course doesn't mean the erosion of the Opposition's political space or that it...

8 Nov 2017 12:25 AM IST

Vijay in a still from Mersal.

Don't kill dissent, or the soul of India will die

Right-wing forces are not the greatest proponents of the freedom of expression.

25 Oct 2017 12:47 AM IST

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Khadi faces dark days: Handloom's GST blow

Handloom is not merely an economic activity. It's an art that its practitioners dedicate their lives to learn.

11 Oct 2017 1:04 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

In Bengal, politics over Durga Puja will misfire

The BJP's practised strategy of polarising society on communal lines for electoral gain, however, might not work in...

27 Sept 2017 3:18 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during a function on the occasion of 125th anniversary of Vivekanandas Chicago Address and birth centenary of Deendayal Upadhyay in New Delhi . (Photo: PTI)

Modi and Vivekananda: Can govt bridge gap?

The glaring difference between preaching and practice makes the PM's speech mere rhetoric without intent.

13 Sept 2017 1:57 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

After privacy ruling, big gender reforms next?

The judgment has ramifications for contentious issues like marital rape, reproductive rights of women and surrogacy.

30 Aug 2017 7:16 PM IST

India has achieved a lot in the last 70 years, theres still a lot more left to be done. Nation-building is really an ongoing project, and India remains a work-in-progress.

India@70: Lot to be proud of, much to do

India is the sixth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP, and the third largest by purchasing power parity.

16 Aug 2017 2:15 AM IST

GST, which will replace more than a dozen central and state levies like factory-gate, excise duty, service tax and local sales tax or VAT, is Indias biggest tax reform in the 70 years of independence. (Phtoto: Representational/PTI)

Did govt forget women's needs in fixing GST slabs?

The government's economic policies are key indicators of its intent and reflect its fundamental political ideology.

5 July 2017 2:23 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

Linguistic flashpoints

The Northeast too has witnessed violent ethno-linguistic agitations and even secessionist movements over decades.

21 Jun 2017 12:33 AM IST