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Focus on multilingualism, not Hindi

Focus on multilingualism, not Hindi
25.02.2025 20

Indian Express

Yogendra Yadav

Focus on multilingualism, not Hindi

Focus on multilingualism, not Hindi
25.02.2025 40

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Three things Mayawati needs to do to revive BSP

18.02.2025 8

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Social Justice for Muslims should not be about reservations

18.02.2025 10

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AAP deserved its drubbing in Delhi but I won't celebrate its defeat

12.02.2025 30

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The Third Edit: Ed Sheeran just found that India is not for beginners

11.02.2025 9

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Express View on Biren Singh's resignation: Good riddance

11.02.2025 10

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Express View on anti-Maoist operation: Chhattisgarh must not lower its guard

11.02.2025 8

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Yogendra Yadav writes: AAP deserved its drubbing in Delhi but I won’t celebrate its defeat

11.02.2025 20

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As CEC Rajiv Kumar retires, his legacy casts a dark cloud

04.02.2025 20

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Ahead of elections, let’s talk about the real problem in Delhi

29.01.2025 20

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Ahead of polls, let’s talk about the real problem in Delhi

28.01.2025 30

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Celebrating Indian Republic should go beyond sarkari rituals

21.01.2025 10

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Express View on R G Kar verdict: Despite closure, questions remain

21.01.2025 10

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Express View on farmers' protests: Income support, not MSP

21.01.2025 10

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The Third Edit: Djokovic's last stand

21.01.2025 10

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Celebrating Indian Republic should go beyond sarkari rituals

21.01.2025 20

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The outgoing CEC owes us some answers

18.01.2025 10

National Herald

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Yogendra Yadav writes: No, legal guarantee for MSP is not a “folly”

14.01.2025 10

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India’s ‘middle class’ delusion

11.01.2025 9

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Yogendra Yadav writes: Farmers’ demand for a legal guarantee for MSP is the bare minimum

The government officially declares MSP for 23 crops every year. The TV-watching public believes that the government has done a great favour to the...

08.01.2025 20

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Farmers' demand for a legal guarantee for MSP is the bare minimum

The government officially declares MSP for 23 crops every year. The TV-watching public believes that the government has done a great favour to the...

07.01.2025 10

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Yogendra Yadav writes: 2024, the books read and the hope they inspire

From Rahul Bhatia’s story of the dismantling of Indian democracy to Neha Dixit’s tale of empathy, a snapshot into the life of a fictional character...

01.01.2025 10

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Yogendra Yadav writes: 2024, the books read and the hope they inspire

From Rahul Bhatia’s story of the dismantling of Indian democracy to Neha Dixit’s tale of empathy, a snapshot into the life of a fictional character...

31.12.2024 7

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Rashtra Seva Dal offers a model for deep politics necessary to reclaim our constitutional republic

The Rashtra Seva Dal has played an important role in shaping progressive politics in Maharashtra. Now, as the country faces crises of dwindling...

24.12.2024 4

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Yogendra Yadav writes: 5 lessons from Seva Dal offers for politics today

The Rashtra Seva Dal has played an important role in shaping progressive politics in Maharashtra. Now, as the country faces crises of dwindling...

24.12.2024 30

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Dear farmers, watch the backdoor

If only for a day, there was a moment when it felt like the streets and Parliament were in unison on the farmers’ issues. While farmers on the...

21.12.2024 4

National Herald

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What’s Indian about the Indian Constitution?

It is woven into the unique pattern of seemingly familiar objects, a testament to our desi genius — modern and distinctly Indian.

18.12.2024 20

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What’s Indian about the Indian Constitution?

It is woven into the unique pattern of seemingly familiar objects, a testament to our desi genius — modern and distinctly Indian.

17.12.2024 10

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Yogendra Yadav writes: How the Akali Dal was diminished

At least three sets of red lines were crossed by Akal Takht's public interrogation of Sukhbir Singh Badal, and sentencing.

10.12.2024 4

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RBI’s challenge

As differences emerge with government on growth and inflation, it will need to draw on multiple policy tools

03.12.2024 7

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The apathy must end

Government initiatives to end manual scavenging have fallen short. Organisations have argued that fixing the problem is difficult without...

03.12.2024 4

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Whose dress

If some see the graduation cap and gown as a colonial relic, for others it represents empowerment and choice.

03.12.2024 6

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In Kachchh, at a gathering of organisations, this and other big questions, and a daring to imagine alternatives to modern ‘development’

In Kachchh, at a gathering of organisations, this and other big questions, and a daring to imagine alternatives to modern ‘development’.

03.12.2024 10

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Taking the battle to the streets

In the Lok Sabha elections this year, Indian democracy had glimpsed a sliver of hope — a window cracked open not by political parties but by the...

30.11.2024 5

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Yogendra Yadav writes: Questions after Maharashtra

The scale of the BJP-Mahayuti win poses a challenge for analysts. INDIA coalition, however, must not be distracted from a reckoning with its own...

26.11.2024 10

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The BJP and the ghost of ‘urban Naxals’

The question was straightforward: “What exactly is an urban Naxal?” My reply: “It’s a ghost — both nothing and everything. Open your eyes,...

25.11.2024 6

National Herald

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Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation as Shiromani Akali Dal president draws attention to a party in crisis

SAD once served as a moderating force in Punjab, bridging religious and political divides. In its absence, radical voices may be gaining ground....

20.11.2024 3

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Despite the toll, why is bad air not an election issue?

The Supreme Court has issued strict directions to the Centre and the Delhi government. However, the emergency mode offers, at best, a limited...

20.11.2024 4

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The Third Edit: It may be time to lose the weight loss diet

A study says weight loss comes down to fat cells and their memory. At the very least, this suggests that there is no longer any need to continue...

20.11.2024 3

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Yogendra Yadav writes: Is India really ‘neighbourhood first’?

If we live in a neighbourhood where every single neighbour is unhappy with us, it may not be a bad idea to ask: Did we do something wrong?

19.11.2024 10

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Democracy as an idea and ideal needs to be distinguished from democracy as an actually existing form of government

It is time to face a difficult question. Is democracy all that good? How do we relate to democracy when it produces evil? Can we give up on...

12.11.2024 30

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The most instructive way of consuming the US election from distance might be the philosopher's perspective

US elections are like a wedding in the big landlord’s family in our village. It makes for a spectacle, designed to keep the entire village busy for...

05.11.2024 6

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MCC has become a convenient alibi, a source of distraction for election monitoring and disruption of routine governmental activity

It is time to junk the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). It is time to recognise that it is not just harmless fiction; this is a weapon of distraction...

29.10.2024 4

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India’s largest minority deserves better politics

“Republican Party doesn’t care for the Blacks as they won’t vote for it. Democratic Party doesn’t care either, as Blacks must vote for it.”...

22.10.2024 40

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Wangchuk and his colleagues deepen our understanding of what Himalayan policy might mean in our times

The historic Leh to Delhi padyatra led by Sonam Wangchuk must serve as a reminder that India needs what Rammanohar Lohia had called a “Himalayan...

15.10.2024 30

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Haryana election result: A series of strategic moved by BJP, which neutralised the huge initial advantage enjoyed by Congress

The instant analysis of the Haryana Assembly elections illustrates the problem with our political commentary. To borrow a cricket metaphor, we seek...

10.10.2024 5

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What connected Lata Mangeshkar to the Prime Minister

The relationship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and my sister Lata Mangeshkar went beyond just mutual admiration. Spanning over 40 years, it...

01.10.2024 3

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A glimpse into the world of Kishen Pattanayak’s ideas can help us deal with the ideological void and political predicament that we confront today

When Kishen Pattanayak (1930-2004) passed away 20 years ago, a small circle of friends, comrades and admirers mourned him. They recalled Kishen...

01.10.2024 3

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At the deepest level, One Nation One Election is a desire to cut down the clutter of democratic politics. It originates in the middle-class fantasy to save the republic from the public

The world is full of clever answers in search of a genuine question. When talk of One Nation One Election (ONOE) began, it looked like a grand...

24.09.2024 10

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