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Shikha Mukerjee
About the AuthorShikha Mukerjee
The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    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

    Recalling his days as chief minister, Siddaramaiah said there were many baseless allegations against him - a venom he digested to serve people with good intent. (Photo: File)Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Unity crucial after attack: Is BJP closing India’s...

    It was the moment when the Modi government could have put on hold its vote-catching strategy configured as “Ek Hain to...

    29 April 2025 9:38 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Chronicle of a strategic retreat: Waqf Act shiftColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Chronicle of a strategic retreat: Waqf Act shift

    The hitch was a gap between the letter and the spirit of promises and laws that was revealed when the Supreme Court...

    22 April 2025 12:14 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Law, politics & Raj Bhavans: Is a reckoning in the offing?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Law, politics & Raj Bhavans: Is a reckoning in the...

    One side’s perception of where the Constitution is silent has been seized as an opportunity by the other side to take...

    14 April 2025 10:55 PM IST

    Mamata BanerjeeColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Short-sighted politics has unintended consequences

    Instead of rejoicing that Mamata Banerjee’s government has been publicly branded as corrupt and hoping the blow to her...

    6 April 2025 11:29 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Norms for judges: Revise or shred, choice is openColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Norms for judges: Revise or shred, choice is open

    Organisations like the Karni Sena, which once launched a campaign against distortions of Rajput history in the film...

    1 April 2025 1:25 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Tombs, melas, mosque rows: Grok adds to Modi’s troublesColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Tombs, melas, mosque rows: Grok adds to Modi’s...

    In this emotionally charged space, the RSS has stepped in with a point of view that is just as irrational

    24 March 2025 11:56 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Punitive Governance Leads to Politics of VictimisationColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Punitive Governance Leads to Politics of...

    The script for the elections in four states -- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Kerala -- scheduled for 2026 is being...

    18 March 2025 10:53 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Row over delimitation: Will it alter the federal balance?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Row over delimitation: Will it alter the federal...

    Over the years, there has been a growing demand for a more representative legislature at the Centre and in the states

    4 March 2025 11:39 PM IST

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