Gotra Politics – How the narrative has swung
First came nationality (“She’s not even Indian”), then religion (“If 90% Muslims don’t vote, we’re over”), then caste (“Only Brahmins, not Modi”), and now we’re…
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What’s in a Name – The Politics of Renaming
It would appear that the current Indian administration is on a renaming spree across the country – eager to “reclaim” the lost “identity of India”….
Citizen Journalism in Indian Politics
Back in the 2014 general elections, an estimated 150 million Indians cast their votes for the first time (about 23 million of them were 18-19…
Taking pride in what we can learn from our crafty politicians
Twice, every five years and I have been doing this since 2008, I fly to my home-town, Mangalore to vote during the Assembly and Parliamentary…
Twitter Wars: How Rules of Engagement are Changing
In the good old days of offline political discourse, politicians had platforms to speak they received in their rallies, houses of assemblies and parliaments and…