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In this season of political heat, finding comfort in the many republics of the mango

In this season of political heat, finding comfort in the many republics of the mango

I believe that Alphonso is the most overrated and overpriced mango, that UP-Bihar mangoes are unmatched, that Dashehri is great but predictable, that...

30.06.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

In this season of political heat, finding comfort in the many republics of the mango

In this season of political heat, finding comfort in the many republics of the mango
30.06.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

In this season of political heat, finding comfort in the many republics of the mango

In this season of political heat, finding comfort in the many republics of the mango
30.06.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: Rahul Gandhi’s speech to INDIA frames Opposition’s task: Reclaim the Republic

23.06.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: Rahul Gandhi’s speech to INDIA frames Opposition’s task: Reclaim the Republic

23.06.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: Rahul Gandhi’s speech to INDIA frames Opposition’s task: Reclaim the Republic

Yogendra Yadav writes: Rahul Gandhi’s speech to INDIA frames Opposition’s task: Reclaim the Republic
23.06.2026 10

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: Question isn’t whether we should study Indian Knowledge Systems, but why and how

On a generous reading, the current focus on rediscovery of India’s intellectual heritage is closely aligned with the political project of...

18.06.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: Question isn’t whether we should study Indian Knowledge Systems, but why and how

On a generous reading, the current focus on rediscovery of India’s intellectual heritage is closely aligned with the political project of...

18.06.2026 10

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: Question isn’t whether we should study Indian Knowledge Systems, but why and how

On a generous reading, the current focus on rediscovery of India’s intellectual heritage is closely aligned with the political project of...

18.06.2026 10

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Even more than unity, Opposition needs a paradigm shift in its politics

13.06.2026 10

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Even more than unity, Opposition needs a paradigm shift in its politics

13.06.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Now rulers are free to elect their people

Supreme Court's order on SIR has laid the ground not just for the eventual deletion of nearly 10 crore voters through the country without any...

06.06.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Now rulers are free to elect their people

06.06.2026 20

Indian Express

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Best of Both Sides: Cockroach Janta Party frames raw energy, undercurrent

29.05.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Best of Both Sides: Cockroach Janta Party frames raw energy, undercurrent

29.05.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

The Supreme Court's Verdict in the SIR Case Was Decided Long Ago

Listen to this article: I did not to go to the Supreme Court today to hear its order in the SIR case. As a litigant in this case, and as someone who...

27.05.2026 20

The Wire

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Yogendra Yadav writes: State push for Indian knowledge systems is a farce. But dismissing them is a mistake

19.05.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: State push for Indian knowledge systems is a farce. But dismissing them is a mistake

19.05.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: State push for Indian knowledge systems is a farce. But dismissing them is a mistake

19.05.2026 30

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Yogendra Yadav writes: After West Bengal poll, a slippery slope, need for a People's Commission

For the first time we are looking at a string of elections where you can debate whether the overall outcome reflected popular will.

15.05.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: After West Bengal poll, a slippery slope, need for a People's Commission

15.05.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: After West Bengal poll, a slippery slope, need for a People's Commission

15.05.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Opposition should go back to drawing board, reimagine politics, rewire machine

The outcome was not a simple reflection of popular will. The BJP’s victory was curated by the central government and the EC. The BJP was in shambles...

05.05.2026 20

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Yogendra Yadav writes: In the West Bengal election, SIR and the anatomy of exclusion

28.04.2026 30

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: In the West Bengal election, SIR and the anatomy of exclusion

28.04.2026 40

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Yogendra Yadav on delimitation: What India needs is a new compact that isn't based on dominance

21.04.2026 40

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav on delimitation: What India needs is a new compact that isn't based on dominance

21.04.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav on delimitation: What India needs is a new compact that isn't based on dominance

The question is not whether ‘one person, one vote’ is a valid principle. The real question is whether this is the only valid principle relevant to...

21.04.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

The subterfuge of women’s reservation

The suspense has finally been laid to rest. The ‘revolutionary’ step we were primed to expect, ostensibly to empower India’s women, was suddenly...

18.04.2026 40

National Herald

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Rush to implement women's reservation serves a political project that depends on early delimitation

The strategy is to wrong-foot the Opposition into seeming to be opposing the women’s cause, thereby gaining a narrative advantage in the ongoing...

14.04.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Rush to implement women's reservation serves a political project that depends on early delimitation

14.04.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

SIR is a test case for electoral democracy. SC order on Bengal can affect its course

08.04.2026 30

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

SIR is a test case for electoral democracy. SC order on Bengal can affect its course

08.04.2026 20

Indian Express

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Yogendra Yadav writes: Census is opportunity to correct injustice towards Denotified, Nomadic Tribes

Cutting across governments and parties, the Indian state has stubbornly refused to acknowledge these communities. Some of them are listed as Scheduled...

01.04.2026 30

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: Census is opportunity to correct injustice towards Denotified, Nomadic Tribes

Cutting across governments and parties, the Indian state has stubbornly refused to acknowledge these communities. Some of them are listed as Scheduled...

31.03.2026 30

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: Census is opportunity to correct injustice towards Denotified, Nomadic Tribes

Cutting across governments and parties, the Indian state has stubbornly refused to acknowledge these communities. Some of them are listed as Scheduled...

31.03.2026 30

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

The deafening silence of ‘Vishwaguru’ India

Whatever else he may be, this wasn’t the prime minister of a self-styled ‘Vishwaguru’ nation. Not the man who claims India’s drumbeat echoes...

29.03.2026 30

National Herald

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UGC needs reform. But the new higher education bill is not the answer

24.03.2026 40

Indian Express

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How to undermine elections, Assam style

Sir, I can tell you this with 200 per cent certainty. The election announcement won’t come before 14 March. And let me add this—whatever happens...

21.03.2026 50

National Herald

Yogendra Yadav

The move to impeach CEC Gyanesh Kumar, though symbolic, matters

The more serious point about his ‘misconduct’ is his partisanship. All you need to recall is his press conference on ‘vote chori’ where he...

17.03.2026 30

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

The move to impeach CEC Gyanesh Kumar, though symbolic, matters

17.03.2026 30

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Why is it taboo to discuss corruption in the judiciary?

At first glance, the whole episode looked like a storm in a teacup. But if you look a little more closely, the uproar over a brief reference to...

14.03.2026 50

National Herald

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America's gerrymandering comes to India. In Assam, it skews playing field before assembly poll begins

04.03.2026 50

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

America's gerrymandering comes to India. In Assam, it skews playing field before assembly poll begins

04.03.2026 60

Indian Express

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Yogendra Yadav writes: To reclaim the Indian republic, we need a shared language and humility

17.02.2026 80

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Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: To reclaim the Indian republic, we need a shared language and humility

17.02.2026 70

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Socialism and the Indian Republic

In the first essay of this series on the swadharma or inner life of the Indian Republic, we reflected on sarva dharma sambhava or secularism. We now...

15.02.2026 50

National Herald

Yogendra Yadav

Himanta Biswa Sarma video is hate speech, Delete is no answer

11.02.2026 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

It’s a truce, but T20 row leaves behind questions

11.02.2026 30

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Jimmy Lai’s sentence, China’s chilling message

11.02.2026 30

Indian Express

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