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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    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

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a press conference at Nabanna. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | The ‘Khela Hobe’ Rematch in Bengal: Modi vs Didi in...

    The warm up for the “Khela Hobe” rematch, that must be concluded by May 2026, has begun. His blood on the boil, with...

    4 Jun 2025 2:25 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Can Cong Learn From Didi, UBT About Smart Politics?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Can Cong Learn From Didi, UBT About Smart Politics?

    Instead of being peevish about who from its side was put on the list of delegates by the government, the Congress should...

    29 May 2025 10:20 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | For BJP, Fringe Elements Create Growing HeadacheColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | For BJP, Fringe Elements Create Growing Headache

    When some Congress leaders say things that are not in sync with the “party line”, it is both acceptable and typical of a...

    20 May 2025 10:17 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Caste Census: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term EffectsColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Caste Census: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Effects

    Government's push for caste enumeration sparks debate; political and logistical challenges ahead

    5 May 2025 9:32 PM IST

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