Sanya Dhingra: 'From piles of debris where the mansions of Ahmed and his aides once stood to a saffron-painted housing complex on reclaimed land, Prayagraj has moved on from its ‘gangster raj’ era.'
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Rohith Vemula ‘was not a Dalit’, clean chit to all accused — Telangana Police file closure report

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As the Congress waits till the last minute to announce candidates for Amethi and Rae Bareli, read this piece on how the Gandhi's have squandered their legacy in these constituencies. theprint.in/politics/nosta…

शिक्षा के बाजारीकरण का वीभत्स उदाहरण है गलगोटिया यूनिवर्सिटी!

सवाल यह नहीं है कि बच्चे भाड़े पर लाए गए थे या विश्वविद्यालय प्रशासन के दबाव में!
बड़ा सवाल यह है कि अभिभावकों से हर वर्ष लाखों रुपये ऐंठने वाली इन प्राइवेट यूनिवर्सिटीज के बच्चे सामान्य हिंदी-अंग्रेज़ी भी नहीं पढ़ पा…

Portraits of Lenin, Marx & Ho Chi Minh jostle for space with that of local leaders on the walls of party office.There is no Ambedkar or Bhagat Singh.

“This is the problem,lack of Indianness. We have ceded ground to BJP to appropriate our revolutionaries” theprint.in/politics/bolly…

Nostalgia, betrayal & great expectations — why Gandhis still matter in Amethi & Raebareli

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As the Gandhi siblings continue to stall on Amethi, Raebareli, a look at how the people of the constituencies increasingly feel that they’re locked in a one-sided love affair marked with nostalgia, betrayal and longing, with the Gandhis theprint.in/politics/nosta…

2 ‘outsiders’ vs Telangana bahu—how jailed ‘gangster’ Dhananjay Singh is scripting Jaunpur poll drama

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Businesses battered, but ‘aayega toh Modi hi’­ — why Kanpur’s small business owners still back BJP

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Nostalgia, betrayal & great expectations — why Gandhis still matter in Amethi & Raebareli

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Psychoanalyst and writer Sudhir Kakar has passed away. His eloquent writings about India/Indians have helped us all understand a complex, diverse society. A big loss. RIP.

Sanya Dhingra Brilliant ground report from Ghazipur Shekhar Gupta

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Replug : prime minister modi and president visited advani residence to confer bharat Ratna to LK advani ,why modi suddenly picked up advani for bharat Ratna theprint.in/politics/whats…

“They charged money from almost everyone in our village to get LPG connections,” he says. “We feel helpless, because everything is routed through TMC — if we oppose, it will be difficult to go about with day-to-day lives.” 1/3

Under the Left Front, there was seemingly more party control, less money politics. Situation is reversed now with TMC strongmen running businesses in villages & syndicates in cities. Read this by Sanya Dhingra

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The evolution of Bengal from a ‘party society’ under the Left to a ‘Bahubali society’ under the TMC, and its impact on the state’s unique political economy. Manisha Mondal and I bring this report from the state. Watch: youtu.be/SXbbmEofd4o?si…

From ‘party society’ to ‘bahubali’ society…

How Bengal changed, yet remained same from Left to TMC rule

Sanya Dhingra Sanya Dhingra reports for ThePrint from the ground

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From ‘party society’ to ‘bahubali’ society — how Bengal changed, yet remained same from Left to TMC rule, reports Sanya Dhingra theprint.in/india/from-par… via @theprintindia

From ‘party society’ to ‘bahubali’ society — the evolution of Bengal’s political economy over the past half century by ⁦⁦Sanya Dhingra⁩ theprint.in/india/from-par…