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Sanjay Kumar is a professor and currently director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. The views expressed are personal.
    Gypsy women prepare lunch in their hut in New Delhi on April 4, 2020. (PTI)Opinion
    What social distancing is possible in a hut?

    37% of Indians live in a one-room dwelling, and 32% in a two-room house/dwelling

    8 April 2020 6:49 PM

    Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (Photo: File)Opinion
    It’s too early for AAP to expand beyond Delhi

    The sweeping victory in Delhi does not give any indication of the rising popularity of the AAP or Arvind Kejriwal in...

    17 Feb 2020 7:21 PM

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Opinion
    Are young status-quoist, or leaders of tomorrow?

    The “Generation Z”, “millennials” and the “social media generation”, however, received high praise from the...

    5 Jan 2020 6:54 PM

    The Bill is being brought by BJP to neutralise the impact of National Register of Citizens exercise that saw several Hindus also being excluded.Opinion
    Citizenship Bill: Will BJP stand to gain electorally?

    The states to watch out for are Assam and West Bengal, as the new law will significantly impact the politics of these...

    12 Dec 2019 7:01 PM

    Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das will be the face of the BJP in the upcoming polls in the state, the party said on Friday, expressing confidence that it will win more than 65 seats in the 81-member state Assembly. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Jharkhand: The going won’t be easy for BJP

    The Jharkhand polls will be another test of the BJP’s ability to overcome state-level anti-incumbency.

    26 Nov 2019 7:13 PM

    Humiliation for Cong writ large in this ballotOpinion
    Humiliation for Cong writ large in this ballot

    The BJP seems to be on a very strong wicket and the inability of the Opposition to put its house in order has played its...

    20 Oct 2019 10:02 PM

    No real contest likely in Maharashtra, HaryanaOpinion
    No real contest likely in Maharashtra, Haryana

    The ruling BJP-Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and the ruling BJP in Haryana are all set to win a second term without any ifs...

    1 Oct 2019 2:13 AM

    Attitudes on inter-faith marriage must changeOpinion
    Attitudes on inter-faith marriage must change

    What complicates the matter is that the opposition to inter-caste and inter-faith marriages is not limited to the young...

    18 Sept 2019 2:00 AM

    Can AAP pull off another Delhi victory in 2020?Opinion
    Can AAP pull off another Delhi victory in 2020?

    The BJP polled a record 56.5 per cent of the votes in these elections.

    30 July 2019 8:39 PM

    Congress resignations point to crisis of trustOpinion
    Congress resignations point to crisis of trust

    The spate of resignations has only added to the current state of confusion and despair in the Congress.

    12 July 2019 8:23 PM

    Joint polls have appeal, but hard to implementOpinion
    Joint polls have appeal, but hard to implement

    One should keep in mind that India is not just one nation, it is a nation with 29 states.

    26 Jun 2019 10:05 PM

    Is this election over after just 6 phases?Opinion
    Is this election over after just 6 phases?

    Traditional wisdom suggests a higher turnout is an anti-incumbency vote while a lower turnout is a vote for the...

    16 May 2019 2:06 AM

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