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India's History With Delimitations – and Why Any Exercise Invites Scrutiny Now

Listen to this article: A majority of Indians view elections as a contest centred on candidates, parties and manifestos. Delimitation rarely enters...

08.07.2026 10

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Nirmanyu Chouhan

Tamil Nadu Voted for Change, But Wealth Still Won

Listen to this article: The Tamil Nadu verdict has been celebrated as a political rupture. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as...

10.06.2026 20

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Nirmanyu Chouhan

From Cadre Politics to Crorepati Legislators: West Bengal Politics Is Leaving Its Citizens Behind

Listen to this article: “Gold? Yellow, glittering, precious gold?” asks Shakespeare in Timon of Athens, before his warning that wealth can “make...

28.05.2026 20

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Nirmanyu Chouhan

In Assam, the Cost of Winning is Rising and Democracy is Paying for It

Listen to this article: In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald writes of a world where wealth does not just buy comfort, it buys entry, proximity,...

11.05.2026 30

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Nirmanyu Chouhan

The Himachal Pradesh YS Parmar Founded, Where Land Was Livelihood

01.02.2026 20

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Nirmanyu Chouhan

Why the VB-GRAMG Bill strikes at the heart of MGNREGA

MGNREGA’s core strength was: if you needed work, you got work. VB-GRAMG’s funding model means work will only be available if a state has the...

18.12.2025 50

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Nirmanyu Chouhan