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How RSS election specialists fanned out on ground zero for BJP campaign

Samir K Purkayastha
7 Feb 2020 12:00 AM IST

Specialised in prior election work, the thousands of RSS workers are given talk material and punchlines that helped take the narrative set by top leaders such as Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, to the...

How RSS election specialists fanned out on ground zero for BJP campaign
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Politics, misery and hope: Life in informal settlements amid NRC scare
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Politics, misery and hope: Life in informal settlements amid NRC scare

6 Feb 2020 6:59 AM IST
Radhika Vemula: The journey from a victim to leader
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Radhika Vemula: The journey from a victim to leader

5 Feb 2020 6:59 AM IST
Rugby in India: Starved of resources but not short of appetite
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Rugby in India: Starved of resources but not short of appetite

4 Feb 2020 6:59 AM IST
Can Ravan’s Bhim Army forge Dalit unity across India?

Can Ravan’s Bhim Army forge Dalit unity across India?

3 Feb 2020 6:59 AM IST
Modi Economy Budget

Can Nirmala Sitharaman find enough growth pills for the ailing economy?

31 Jan 2020 12:29 PM IST
Tamil vs Sanskrit: What is God’s favourite language?

Tamil vs Sanskrit: What is God’s favourite language?

30 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Knot an easy job for textile weave revivalists

'Knot' an easy job for textile weave revivalists

29 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Dip in body temperatures seen in humans over the decades

Dip in body temperatures seen in humans over the decades

28 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
MGNREGA: Pilferage continues as govts ignore vigilance processes

MGNREGA: Pilferage continues as govts ignore vigilance processes

27 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
As Hindutva comes calling, Catholic church struggles with caste in Karnataka

As Hindutva comes calling, Catholic church struggles with caste in Karnataka

24 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
The world, made to order by the US war machine

The world, made to order by the US war machine

23 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Gaganyaan mission: Acing the Indian space dream

Gaganyaan mission: Acing the Indian space dream

22 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Belur caught between philosophy and pragmatism as BJP pushes Hindutva in Bengal

Belur caught between philosophy and pragmatism as BJP pushes Hindutva in Bengal

21 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Why the plan to revamp Delhis Central Vista has raised eyebrows

Why the plan to revamp Delhi's Central Vista has raised eyebrows

20 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Rapist is you: Women protesters vs a macho Hindu rashtra

Rapist is you: Women protesters vs a macho Hindu rashtra

17 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
A money-making venture for cattle farmers is saving vultures from extinction in TN

A money-making venture for cattle farmers is saving vultures from extinction in TN

N Vinoth Kumar
16 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST

To save vultures, cattle owners are encouraged not to use Diclofenac or its variants, and sell ghee made from such milk through an NGO called...

Jallikattu: Inside the mind of a bull-tamer

Jallikattu: Inside the mind of a bull-tamer

15 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Why JNU is misunderstood and much maligned: An insiders account

Why JNU is misunderstood and much maligned: An insider's account

14 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
How Congress is walking the Hindutva route in Chhattisgarh

How Congress is walking the Hindutva route in Chhattisgarh

13 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Forgotten healers: When barbers in TN were also medicinal experts

Forgotten healers: When barbers in TN were also medicinal experts

10 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Fund shortage, delayed payments put MGNREGA and workers in peril

Fund shortage, delayed payments put MGNREGA and workers in peril

9 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Whats worse — to be a Muslim in India or a Dalit wanting azadi from caste?

What's worse — to be a Muslim in India or a Dalit wanting azadi from caste?

8 Jan 2020 12:00 AM IST
How Modi-Shahs CAA is painfully oblivious to the plight of Dalit Muslims

How Modi-Shah's CAA is painfully oblivious to the plight of Dalit Muslims

7 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Zia Hind! The irony of calling Faiz’s poetry anti-Hindu

Zia Hind! The irony of calling Faiz’s poetry anti-Hindu

5 Jan 2020 2:45 PM IST
Shahbag to Shaheen Bagh: Anti-CAA protests have echoes of a secular movement in Bdesh

Shahbag to Shaheen Bagh: Anti-CAA protests have echoes of a secular movement in B'desh

3 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
Unplugged from the world, Kashmir still awaits normalcy

Unplugged from the world, Kashmir still awaits normalcy

2 Jan 2020 7:00 AM IST
CAA: Why the Assamese feel disowned and alienated

CAA: Why the Assamese feel disowned and alienated

1 Jan 2020 7:00 AM IST
Substance abuse: How patriarchy is stopping women from getting help

Substance abuse: How patriarchy is stopping women from getting help

31 Dec 2019 12:00 AM IST
Covering anti-CAA protests: Price of being a Muslim journalist

Covering anti-CAA protests: Price of being a Muslim journalist

30 Dec 2019 7:00 AM IST
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