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ARUNDHATI ROY IS HER BEST CAUSE

Arundhati Roy may be the best example of what she has spent her career criticising in others.

Pictures by SAGHEER SHAHEEN (AN ARTISTE IN EXILE)

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HARSH SANGH-AVI: THE NEXT BIG THING IN THE BJP

Harsh Sanghavi is one of the fastest-rising figures in Indian politics.  When I look at him, I see the future of the BJP.
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Unkept Promises: Tea, Tarps, and the Wait for Citizenship

This is the unofficial camp of Pakistani Hindu refugees near Majnu ka Tilla, Delhi. They escaped to India because they were persecuted in the name of faith in their homeland. Their life remains a struggle.

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BENEATH THE BANNERS

An eyewitness account from Jantar Mantar, where a shared cause outweighed inherited identities.

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LAWRENCE BISHNOI: THE HINDU DON

Lawrence Bishnoi has cultivated the image of a "nationalist" — the Hindu Don. Is this a carefully curated social media persona, or is there truth to it?

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IS THE PHENOMEONAL SUCCESS OF THE CJP MOVEMENT AN EXAMPLE OF HYPER-POLITICS?

CJP fits  Anton Jäger's hyper-politics framework quite well, though it remains to be seen: will  CJP replicate Jäger's hyper-politics pattern (explosive impact, then dissipation without lasting political structure), or will it follow the AAP trajectory (movement → institutionalised party → governance)?

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