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Shikha Mukerjee
About the AuthorShikha Mukerjee
The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    Shikha Mukerjee | The Politics Of Protest: Why Wangchuk Arrest Is A BlunderColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | The Politics Of Protest: Why Wangchuk Arrest Is A...

    Fighting politics with the State’s coercive machinery, as determined by the government, is a classic reaction of...

    1 Oct 2025 1:00 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | How to Get the Law Right: Lesson From Waqf MessColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | How to Get the Law Right: Lesson From Waqf Mess

    When legislation has undergone the due process of being considered by both Houses of Parliament, as well as a standing...

    18 Sept 2025 9:56 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | 30 Days That Shook World: Games With ConstitutionColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | 30 Days That Shook World: Games With Constitution

    Two basic questions arise from introduction of a constitutional amendment that could be a belated effort to legislate on...

    28 Aug 2025 11:15 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Will INDIA’s ‘Shock’ Tactics Work Amid Bihar SIR Row?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Will INDIA’s ‘Shock’ Tactics Work Amid Bihar SIR...

    By championing the people’s right to vote, “One Man-One Vote”, the Opposition challenged the contention of the BJP and...

    19 Aug 2025 9:15 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Loss Of People’s Faith in EC Puts Republic At RiskColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Loss Of People’s Faith in EC Puts Republic At Risk

    The institution of the Election Commission, in its new avatar or in its constitutionally prescribed original form, has a...

    6 Aug 2025 11:22 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Is ‘Double Engine’ Politics Of Discrimination Normal?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Is ‘Double Engine’ Politics Of Discrimination...

    Mr Modi’s campaigns are blatant in propositioning voters on the basis of promising discrimination. His guarantee is...

    28 July 2025 9:41 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Of Insiders and Outsiders: The Politics of AlienationColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Of Insiders and Outsiders: The Politics of...

    Language and identity politics threaten unity and freedom of movement in India

    16 July 2025 10:14 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Bizarre SIR Rules: What’s EC Up To Over Bihar Polls?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Bizarre SIR Rules: What’s EC Up To Over Bihar Polls?

    Instead of doing that, the EC has declared a cut-off date, 2003, which was when the previous SIR was done, for...

    7 July 2025 9:17 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Socialist, Secular… or Not? Tussles over ConstitutionColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Socialist, Secular… or Not? Tussles...

    The mission to “save the Constitution in its original form” launched after RSS general secretary Dattatreya...

    1 July 2025 12:03 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Migrants And Voting: EC’s ‘stealth ops’ Start In BiharColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Migrants And Voting: EC’s ‘stealth ops’ Start In...

    The Election Commission, for starters. If this sounds like a party game, perish the thought

    27 Jun 2025 12:35 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Fast-tracked Women’s Quota: Govt in a Hurry Before 2029?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Fast-tracked Women’s Quota: Govt in a Hurry Before...

    If the one-third reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies is indeed fast-tracked and...

    17 Jun 2025 10:11 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Is The ‘Zing’ Missing? Modi Might Need Strategy ResetColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Is The ‘Zing’ Missing? Modi Might Need Strategy...

    The only reason Mr Modi has to be down is that the BJP is in a minority in the Lok Sabha after the 2024 general...

    10 Jun 2025 11:05 PM IST

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