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Rahul Verma

Rahul Verma

Indian Express

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When clickbait poses as genuine devotion

Something strange has been happening to Neem Karoli Baba, a man who was born and passed away long before the age of the internet and social media. By...

26.08.2026 20

hindustantimes

Rahul Verma

From Jantar Mantar to Bankipur, a new vocabulary of politics – BJP, Opposition must pay heed

The Opposition must understand that echoing the old grammar of caste and class grievances would mean that the beneficiary of such discontent could be...

07.08.2026 30

Indian Express

Rahul Verma

From Jantar Mantar to Bankipur, a new vocabulary of politics – BJP, Opposition must pay heed

07.08.2026 20

Indian Express

Rahul Verma

Ram Mandir theft: A test of our dharma, not of God’s power

Reports about the pilferage of donations to Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, about money being stashed away by the very people who were appointed for counting...

27.07.2026 40

hindustantimes

Rahul Verma

The State can’t afford to ignore this student protest

Every popular protest reaches a juncture when governments can no longer ignore it. The agitation led by the Cockroach Janata Party crossed that...

23.07.2026 30

hindustantimes

Rahul Verma

In Bengal, Assam polls, a test of Indian democracy

In the assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal, one of the key things will be how the electoral contest gets shaped by deepening religious...

16.04.2026 40

hindustantimes

Rahul Verma

Kerala: Winner will be familiar but game may change

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05.04.2026 30

The Times of India

Rahul Verma

Two Sentences and a 'Conspiracy'

Listen to this article: When a government body responsible for educating 250 million children withdraws a textbook chapter that cited publicly...

19.03.2026 60

The Wire

Rahul Verma

Grand Alliance’s failure holds a mirror to the RJD

The hard truth is that the RJD was defeated by its own complacency long before it was defeated at the booth

17.11.2025 40

hindustantimes

Rahul Verma

Why Bihar’s master of anti-spectacle won

16.11.2025 40

The Times of India

Rahul Verma

A Bihar puzzle the BJP waits to solve

In the end, the 2025 Bihar election will be about the party’s ability to shield its allies even as it outgrows them

24.10.2025 40

hindustantimes

Rahul Verma