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About the AuthorShikha Mukerjee
The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    Shikha Mukerjee | Chronicle of a strategic retreat: Waqf Act shiftColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Chronicle of a strategic retreat: Waqf Act shift

    To fulfil its promise to its voters, a vote bank committed to the BJP-RSS cause of establishing a State defined by its...

    22 April 2025 12:14 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Law, politics & Raj Bhavans: Is a reckoning in the offing?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Law, politics & Raj Bhavans: Is a reckoning in the...

    One side’s perception of where the Constitution is silent has been seized as an opportunity by the other side to take...

    14 April 2025 10:41 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Short-sighted politics has unintended consequencesColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Short-sighted politics has unintended consequences

    Instead of rejoicing that Mamata Banerjee’s government has been publicly branded as corrupt and hoping the blow to her...

    6 April 2025 11:18 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Norms for judges: Revise or shred, choice is openColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Norms for judges: Revise or shred, choice is open

    Organisations like the Karni Sena, which once launched a campaign against distortions of Rajput history in the film...

    1 April 2025 1:04 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Tombs, melas, mosque rows: Grok adds to Modi’s troublesColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Tombs, melas, mosque rows: Grok adds to Modi’s...

    In this emotionally charged space, the RSS has stepped in with a point of view that is just as irrational

    24 March 2025 11:53 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Punitive Governance Leads to Politics of VictimisationColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Punitive Governance Leads to Politics of...

    Opposition-ruled states prepare for intense political battles as they face the BJP’s dominance and challenges to federal...

    18 March 2025 10:53 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Modi needs a new fall guy: Can he find one?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Modi needs a new fall guy: Can he find one?

    The outcome of the Digital Kumbh, with drones capturing real- time data on the crowds, mandatory online registration of...

    24 Feb 2025 11:28 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Delhi after Kejriwal: Modi’s triumph, challenge for BJPColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Delhi after Kejriwal: Modi’s triumph, challenge for...

    The question is who will head the government and how will that government function? The long-desired Delhi victory opens...

    8 Feb 2025 10:58 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Conflicts fester, statecraft missing as Republic is 75Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Conflicts fester, statecraft missing as Republic is...

    India must embrace dialogue and diplomacy to resolve long-standing internal conflicts and uphold democracy

    30 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak laterColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak later

    One-upmanship is a silly sort of competition. When sensationalism sinks to the point of delivering one-liners, that...

    21 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Why is Opp. helping Modi, BJP to regain lost ground?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Why is Opp. helping Modi, BJP to regain lost ground?

    As India's economy struggles, the fragmented Opposition fails to effectively challenge the BJP government

    16 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | India’s leaders must leave the world of virtual realityColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | India’s leaders must leave the world of virtual...

    Political parties fail to address economic hardship as India faces financial distress, joblessness, and rising inflation

    8 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

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