Anand Vardhan

Comparing Modi and Vajpayee eras of coalition politics is misplaced. Here’s why

Comparing Modi and Vajpayee eras of coalition politics is misplaced. Here’s why

Posted 30 Sep, 2020 at 13:28 PM

Jaswant Singh: The realist who reshaped India’s foreign policy discourse

Jaswant Singh: The realist who reshaped India’s foreign policy discourse

Posted 28 Sep, 2020 at 06:46 AM

‘Diwali ke pehle raajtilak’: How Bihar’s leading papers announced the poll schedule

‘Diwali ke pehle raajtilak’: How Bihar’s leading papers announced the poll schedule

Posted 26 Sep, 2020 at 13:01 PM

Dean Jones was ahead of his time. Statistics don’t do justice to his legacy

Dean Jones was ahead of his time. Statistics don’t do justice to his legacy

Posted 25 Sep, 2020 at 14:45 PM

Why Bihar’s voters are set to drive the digital journey of India’s democracy

Why Bihar’s voters are set to drive the digital journey of India’s democracy

Posted 24 Sep, 2020 at 11:36 AM

With the upcoming election, Bihar's news cycle is circling back to serious affairs

With the upcoming election, Bihar's news cycle is circling back to serious affairs

Posted 18 Sep, 2020 at 12:10 PM

K Shankar Bajpai: The scholar diplomat who defied easy labels

K Shankar Bajpai: The scholar diplomat who defied easy labels

Posted 31 Aug, 2020 at 15:13 PM

Pranab Mukherjee: The politician with an impeccable sense of timing

Pranab Mukherjee: The politician with an impeccable sense of timing

Posted 31 Aug, 2020 at 13:15 PM

Michiel Baas’s Muscular India is an important contribution to the understanding of urban India

Michiel Baas’s Muscular India is an important contribution to the understanding of urban India

Posted 29 Aug, 2020 at 12:30 PM

Where are those ‘toxic Bihari families’ being blamed for reactions to Sushant Rajput’s death?

Where are those ‘toxic Bihari families’ being blamed for reactions to Sushant Rajput’s death?

Posted 19 Aug, 2020 at 12:13 PM

Finding a ‘Bihari culture’ of vilifying Bengali women in folk songs shows ignorance of history, cultural memory

Finding a ‘Bihari culture’ of vilifying Bengali women in folk songs shows ignorance of history, cultural memory

Posted 13 Aug, 2020 at 14:33 PM

The liaison man of power politics and celluloid glamour: The swift rise and fall of Amar Singh

The liaison man of power politics and celluloid glamour: The swift rise and fall of Amar Singh

Posted 03 Aug, 2020 at 05:57 AM

In defence of the now-vanishing ticker on TV news screens

In defence of the now-vanishing ticker on TV news screens

Posted 31 Jul, 2020 at 14:17 PM

6 years, 2 months, 4 days: Modi’s term marks the longest uninterrupted non-Congress government at the centre

6 years, 2 months, 4 days: Modi’s term marks the longest uninterrupted non-Congress government at the centre

Posted 30 Jul, 2020 at 14:41 PM

Ashok Gehlot might save his government, but the Congress will do its best to placate Sachin Pilot

Ashok Gehlot might save his government, but the Congress will do its best to placate Sachin Pilot

Posted 22 Jul, 2020 at 07:52 AM

Megha Majumdar's debut novel fails to capture the complexity of Indian reality

Megha Majumdar's debut novel fails to capture the complexity of Indian reality

Posted 17 Jul, 2020 at 13:58 PM

Why is Dainik Bhaskar tying up with global media brands?

Why is Dainik Bhaskar tying up with global media brands?

Posted 09 Jul, 2020 at 12:26 PM

Why is pop culture so disdainful of the ‘conformist’ salaried class?

Why is pop culture so disdainful of the ‘conformist’ salaried class?

Posted 03 Jul, 2020 at 14:14 PM

It’s the end of TikTok life in Bihar. What’s next?

It’s the end of TikTok life in Bihar. What’s next?

Posted 30 Jun, 2020 at 14:10 PM

Meet Navin Choudhary, the bureaucrat from Bihar who has become J&K’s first non-local domicile

Meet Navin Choudhary, the bureaucrat from Bihar who has become J&K’s first non-local domicile

Posted 28 Jun, 2020 at 07:57 AM

Four months, 196 deaths: Why lightning strikes are a bigger fear than Covid in Bihar

Four months, 196 deaths: Why lightning strikes are a bigger fear than Covid in Bihar

Posted 26 Jun, 2020 at 13:20 PM

Why it’s too early to declare how Covid will change our polity and society

Why it’s too early to declare how Covid will change our polity and society

Posted 23 Jun, 2020 at 10:47 AM

Purnea’s child: Bihar will miss a star actor they could finally call their own

Purnea’s child: Bihar will miss a star actor they could finally call their own

Posted 18 Jun, 2020 at 04:30 AM

‘Struggling young man’ of the 70s: The legacy of Basu Chatterjee

‘Struggling young man’ of the 70s: The legacy of Basu Chatterjee

Posted 05 Jun, 2020 at 13:42 PM

Ajit Jogi knew how to survive, even in the face of poor judgement and bad luck

Ajit Jogi knew how to survive, even in the face of poor judgement and bad luck

Posted 30 May, 2020 at 13:02 PM

The tale that the media’s coverage of Bihar’s cycle girl tells

The tale that the media’s coverage of Bihar’s cycle girl tells

Posted 29 May, 2020 at 12:24 PM

Whatever happened to Bihar’s bold local press?

Whatever happened to Bihar’s bold local press?

Posted 27 May, 2020 at 10:16 AM

Bihar's returning migrants are battling yet another problem — mosquitoes

Bihar's returning migrants are battling yet another problem — mosquitoes

Posted 22 May, 2020 at 13:27 PM

Stories of suffering and state response: How Bihar’s newspapers are covering the migrant crisis

Stories of suffering and state response: How Bihar’s newspapers are covering the migrant crisis

Posted 18 May, 2020 at 09:05 AM

The media’s ‘leisure beat’ during the lockdown is mainly celebrity fluff

The media’s ‘leisure beat’ during the lockdown is mainly celebrity fluff

Posted 09 May, 2020 at 13:08 PM

How Irrfan Khan’s craft brought finesse to his portrayals of mortality on screen

How Irrfan Khan’s craft brought finesse to his portrayals of mortality on screen

Posted 30 Apr, 2020 at 08:49 AM

How celebrity victimhood has become a handy tool to manufacture outrage

How celebrity victimhood has become a handy tool to manufacture outrage

Posted 29 Apr, 2020 at 08:05 AM

Is Nitish Kumar’s government choosing lockdown protocol over students stranded in Kota?

Is Nitish Kumar’s government choosing lockdown protocol over students stranded in Kota?

Posted 25 Apr, 2020 at 12:57 PM

Why the majority’s concerns must be heard as much as a minority’s in a pluralist society

Why the majority’s concerns must be heard as much as a minority’s in a pluralist society

Posted 24 Apr, 2020 at 12:29 PM

In this time of crisis, India’s civil services have stepped up to the plate

In this time of crisis, India’s civil services have stepped up to the plate

Posted 22 Apr, 2020 at 07:39 AM

Coronavirus: How Bihar is dealing with Tablighi Jamaat’s Nizamuddin congregants

Coronavirus: How Bihar is dealing with Tablighi Jamaat’s Nizamuddin congregants

Posted 07 Apr, 2020 at 11:30 AM

Crime Tak’s interview with Pawan ‘Jallad’ had all the makings of morbidity porn

Crime Tak’s interview with Pawan ‘Jallad’ had all the makings of morbidity porn

Posted 31 Mar, 2020 at 14:45 PM

Bihar’s dual challenge: Tracking coronavirus infections, preparing for influx of returning migrants

Bihar’s dual challenge: Tracking coronavirus infections, preparing for influx of returning migrants

Posted 30 Mar, 2020 at 07:50 AM

With Janta Curfew, Modi overcame the state’s impersonality to strike a chord with citizens

With Janta Curfew, Modi overcame the state’s impersonality to strike a chord with citizens

Posted 23 Mar, 2020 at 12:19 PM

No, India didn’t suddenly rediscover SAARC. The latest outreach is in line with old policy

No, India didn’t suddenly rediscover SAARC. The latest outreach is in line with old policy

Posted 18 Mar, 2020 at 06:37 AM

Leadership, not ideology, drove Jyotiraditya Scindia from the Congress to the BJP

Leadership, not ideology, drove Jyotiraditya Scindia from the Congress to the BJP

Posted 12 Mar, 2020 at 14:21 PM

How ICC’s inept handling of premier tournaments is harming cricket

How ICC’s inept handling of premier tournaments is harming cricket

Posted 07 Mar, 2020 at 14:40 PM

Despite attending the US-Taliban peace deal, India has every reason to be watchful of events in Afghanistan

Despite attending the US-Taliban peace deal, India has every reason to be watchful of events in Afghanistan

Posted 29 Feb, 2020 at 12:48 PM

With rallies by the Left and Nitish Kumar, Patna’s Gandhi Maidan is gearing up for the Bihar election season

With rallies by the Left and Nitish Kumar, Patna’s Gandhi Maidan is gearing up for the Bihar election season

Posted 28 Feb, 2020 at 15:45 PM

Backing CAA but rejecting NRC is typical election-mode Nitish Kumar

Backing CAA but rejecting NRC is typical election-mode Nitish Kumar

Posted 26 Feb, 2020 at 16:48 PM

Why India’s overdose of memes and online satire is no laughing matter

Why India’s overdose of memes and online satire is no laughing matter

Posted 22 Feb, 2020 at 10:54 AM

India vs New Zealand: Remembering the 1990 Rothmans Cup, brought to you by Doordarshan

India vs New Zealand: Remembering the 1990 Rothmans Cup, brought to you by Doordarshan

Posted 15 Feb, 2020 at 13:10 PM

Bangalore Mirror fiasco: Why does Indian media routinely fall for fake human interest stories?

Bangalore Mirror fiasco: Why does Indian media routinely fall for fake human interest stories?

Posted 14 Feb, 2020 at 13:20 PM

BJP’s national dominance doesn’t count in state elections against regional forces like AAP. Why?

BJP’s national dominance doesn’t count in state elections against regional forces like AAP. Why?

Posted 13 Feb, 2020 at 13:34 PM

What lynchings sparked by rumours of child lifting tell us about India’s social anxieties

What lynchings sparked by rumours of child lifting tell us about India’s social anxieties

Posted 07 Feb, 2020 at 05:00 AM

The luck of the lower train berth and what Budget 2020 can do to spread it around

The luck of the lower train berth and what Budget 2020 can do to spread it around

Posted 31 Jan, 2020 at 12:08 PM

Prashant Kishor lost JDU’s turf war. That’s why he’s gone

Prashant Kishor lost JDU’s turf war. That’s why he’s gone

Posted 30 Jan, 2020 at 10:48 AM

How ‘disruptor’ AAP became just another mainstream Indian party

How ‘disruptor’ AAP became just another mainstream Indian party

Posted 25 Jan, 2020 at 11:10 AM

AAP making fun of Manoj Tiwari’s Bhojpuri work betrays cultural insensitivity

AAP making fun of Manoj Tiwari’s Bhojpuri work betrays cultural insensitivity

Posted 21 Jan, 2020 at 15:39 PM

Can we separate the art from the artist? Sexual abuse allegations against Nagarjun revive the old debate

Can we separate the art from the artist? Sexual abuse allegations against Nagarjun revive the old debate

Posted 18 Jan, 2020 at 14:22 PM

Why Indian liberals should be wary of using Karl Marx as a metaphor for their vision

Why Indian liberals should be wary of using Karl Marx as a metaphor for their vision

Posted 15 Jan, 2020 at 12:56 PM

Why The Hindu might be pushing civil services aspirants to the Left

Why The Hindu might be pushing civil services aspirants to the Left

Posted 10 Jan, 2020 at 12:27 PM

The Hindu is now synonymous with civil services aspirants. What brought on this cult readership?

The Hindu is now synonymous with civil services aspirants. What brought on this cult readership?

Posted 09 Jan, 2020 at 10:34 AM

Looking back: Why alternative online media mostly failed to grow beyond its niche

Looking back: Why alternative online media mostly failed to grow beyond its niche

Posted 31 Dec, 2019 at 07:40 AM

How BJP’s defeat in Jharkhand may embolden Nitish Kumar to drive a hard bargain in Bihar

How BJP’s defeat in Jharkhand may embolden Nitish Kumar to drive a hard bargain in Bihar

Posted 28 Dec, 2019 at 07:51 AM

Why the Bihar bandh against the citizenship law was a poor advertisement for the RJD

Why the Bihar bandh against the citizenship law was a poor advertisement for the RJD

Posted 25 Dec, 2019 at 11:39 AM

Why Indians should not cite foreign press to validate their views

Why Indians should not cite foreign press to validate their views

Posted 23 Dec, 2019 at 06:55 AM

Why Ben Stokes winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year award is good for world cricket

Why Ben Stokes winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year award is good for world cricket

Posted 19 Dec, 2019 at 07:32 AM

Why did Nitish Kumar’s supposedly secular party vote for the Citizenship Bill?

Why did Nitish Kumar’s supposedly secular party vote for the Citizenship Bill?

Posted 13 Dec, 2019 at 13:51 PM

Are you celebrating or outraging over Hyderabad killings? Either way, you may have a blindspot

Are you celebrating or outraging over Hyderabad killings? Either way, you may have a blindspot

Posted 07 Dec, 2019 at 08:42 AM

Bob Willis bowled his heart out. That’s what made him legendary

Bob Willis bowled his heart out. That’s what made him legendary

Posted 05 Dec, 2019 at 13:12 PM

Hyderabad rape case: Why we need to confront brutality for what it is

Hyderabad rape case: Why we need to confront brutality for what it is

Posted 30 Nov, 2019 at 09:36 AM

Sudhir Dar showed us there was more to everyday Indian life than just politics

Sudhir Dar showed us there was more to everyday Indian life than just politics

Posted 27 Nov, 2019 at 13:44 PM

The quiet warriors of Indian cricket that Virat Kohli forgot

The quiet warriors of Indian cricket that Virat Kohli forgot

Posted 26 Nov, 2019 at 08:38 AM

Ranu Mondal and the fickle nature of internet fame

Ranu Mondal and the fickle nature of internet fame

Posted 23 Nov, 2019 at 14:00 PM

Private FM channels shoot themselves in the foot by not broadcasting All India Radio news bulletins

Private FM channels shoot themselves in the foot by not broadcasting All India Radio news bulletins

Posted 21 Nov, 2019 at 12:41 PM

TN Seshan: The crusader and newsmaker India needed in the 1990s

TN Seshan: The crusader and newsmaker India needed in the 1990s

Posted 12 Nov, 2019 at 05:27 AM

‘The Anarchy’: How the East India Company helped shape the modern global corporation

‘The Anarchy’: How the East India Company helped shape the modern global corporation

Posted 30 Oct, 2019 at 08:30 AM

BCCI’s Ganguly, Team India’s Kohli: Indian cricket now has two power centres

BCCI’s Ganguly, Team India’s Kohli: Indian cricket now has two power centres

Posted 23 Oct, 2019 at 11:30 AM

Kishore Kunal: Meet the former policeman whose Ayodhya map was torn up in the Supreme Court

Kishore Kunal: Meet the former policeman whose Ayodhya map was torn up in the Supreme Court

Posted 17 Oct, 2019 at 11:49 AM

The Original Lutyens’ Insider

The Original Lutyens’ Insider

Posted 24 Aug, 2019 at 10:24 AM

What the commentary on Article 370 isn’t telling you

What the commentary on Article 370 isn’t telling you

Posted 12 Aug, 2019 at 06:59 AM

#SushmaSwaraj: BJP’s breakthrough woman who made peace with playing second fiddle

#SushmaSwaraj: BJP’s breakthrough woman who made peace with playing second fiddle

Posted 07 Aug, 2019 at 08:55 AM

Zomato controversy and what it says about news media ceding space to ‘social media’ events

Zomato controversy and what it says about news media ceding space to ‘social media’ events

Posted 01 Aug, 2019 at 08:54 AM

Blood Island: Tugging at historical memory

Blood Island: Tugging at historical memory

Posted 18 Jul, 2019 at 12:28 PM

Gavaskar at 70, an ode to single-minded craftsmanship

Gavaskar at 70, an ode to single-minded craftsmanship

Posted 10 Jul, 2019 at 08:07 AM

#DelhiUniversity: 99% cut-off for political science is symptomatic of a much larger problem

#DelhiUniversity: 99% cut-off for political science is symptomatic of a much larger problem

Posted 08 Jul, 2019 at 09:25 AM

In defence of Sanjay Manjrekar

In defence of Sanjay Manjrekar

Posted 04 Jul, 2019 at 14:23 PM

Chronicling Muzaffarpur and its tragedies

Chronicling Muzaffarpur and its tragedies

Posted 24 Jun, 2019 at 12:04 PM

The early race for 1, Anne Marg

The early race for 1, Anne Marg

Posted 17 Jun, 2019 at 07:30 AM

Rooting for West Indies to do well in the World Cup? You’re not alone

Rooting for West Indies to do well in the World Cup? You’re not alone

Posted 09 Jun, 2019 at 06:47 AM

Challenging the institutionalised ‘common sense’ of India’s political discourse

Challenging the institutionalised ‘common sense’ of India’s political discourse

Posted 06 Jun, 2019 at 13:48 PM

Bhojpuriya ode to Modi’s return

Bhojpuriya ode to Modi’s return

Posted 28 May, 2019 at 04:30 AM

How the idea of Modi won the BJP a second term

How the idea of Modi won the BJP a second term

Posted 24 May, 2019 at 12:34 PM

Why is TV media so muddled when it comes to exit polls?

Why is TV media so muddled when it comes to exit polls?

Posted 20 May, 2019 at 12:35 PM

The battle for Patliputra

The battle for Patliputra

Posted 18 May, 2019 at 09:09 AM

Ravi Shankar Prasad vs Shatrughan Sinha: the battle of Kayasthas in Patna Sahib

Ravi Shankar Prasad vs Shatrughan Sinha: the battle of Kayasthas in Patna Sahib

Posted 15 May, 2019 at 08:30 AM

The battle for Begusarai is about identity, not ideology

The battle for Begusarai is about identity, not ideology

Posted 29 Apr, 2019 at 10:25 AM

The Missing Millions in Bihar’s Polling Booths

The Missing Millions in Bihar’s Polling Booths

Posted 27 Apr, 2019 at 11:53 AM

#Phase3 in Bihar: It’s the battle of the Yadavs in Madhepura

#Phase3 in Bihar: It’s the battle of the Yadavs in Madhepura

Posted 23 Apr, 2019 at 03:50 AM

Will Muslim majority constituency of Kishanganj witness a three-way battle?

Will Muslim majority constituency of Kishanganj witness a three-way battle?

Posted 18 Apr, 2019 at 06:51 AM

Bahubalis get their ‘better halves’ to battle it out in Bihar

Bahubalis get their ‘better halves’ to battle it out in Bihar

Posted 17 Apr, 2019 at 07:32 AM

Surviving five decades: a DSP who chose to be an MLA 50 years ago

Surviving five decades: a DSP who chose to be an MLA 50 years ago

Posted 13 Apr, 2019 at 10:52 AM

The Lok Sabha Battle in Bihar: Phase 1

The Lok Sabha Battle in Bihar: Phase 1

Posted 11 Apr, 2019 at 09:04 AM

Wooing bhauji’s vote, chasing chachi’s support

Wooing bhauji’s vote, chasing chachi’s support

Posted 08 Apr, 2019 at 06:34 AM

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