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Shikha Mukerjee
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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    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

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    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

    Shikha Mukerjee | Modi needs a new fall guy: Can he find one?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Modi needs a new fall guy: Can he find one?

    Mr Modi is great when he talks about India’s transformation after 70 years of Congress mismanagement under his divinely...

    25 Feb 2025 7:13 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Middle class fix won’t float India’s economyColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Middle class fix won’t float India’s economy

    The world, particularly the rich and the powerful, could not care less about India’s election schedules. Nor are...

    5 Feb 2025 8:48 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Conflicts fester, statecraft missing as Republic is 75Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Conflicts fester, statecraft missing as Republic is...

    India must embrace dialogue and diplomacy to resolve long-standing internal conflicts and uphold democracy

    30 Jan 2025 12:02 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak laterColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak later

    One-upmanship is a silly sort of competition. When sensationalism sinks to the point of delivering one-liners,...

    21 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

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