KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES: MOON MOON SEN
The political career of Moon Moon Sen began in 1984 with Andar Bahar, which gave her widespread national exposure. Her other notable achievements include Zakhmi Dil, 100 Days and Love At Times Square...
View ArticleELECTION WASH – VARANASI
Voters in Varanasi discuss political apathy, the destruction of the Ganges, pollution and other civic and political issues, with Madhu Trehan.
View ArticleDOING THEIR BIT
Untouchability. You may think that this horrendous practice has disappeared in 21st century India, an India that is running towards socio-economic development. You may think that caste identities no...
View ArticlePRAVIN TOGADIA DOES IT AGAIN
If you thought that encouraging communal discord through political speeches died a death with Bal Thackeray, think again. There are many politicians to fill Thackeray’s shoes so we don’t miss him. Last...
View ArticleAU CONTRAIRE!
In these dying days of the UPA regime, to make up for lost time, our opinion-makers are busy clearing a backlog. Hardly a day goes by without a valiant new signature campaign, or a last-gasp effort to...
View ArticleTHE MOB, THE MEDIA & SOMNATH BHARTI
Yesterday, Arvind Kejriwal - Aam Aadmi Party candidate from the city’s lone constituency - filed his nomination. In the evening, most reporters were taking it easy by the ghat, relaxing before the big...
View ArticleTHE (INDIAN) POLITICIAN’S GUIDE TO AVOID RAPE
Tired of seeing so many stories on rape in the news? Wondering if it’s the woman’s fault for daring to wear what she wants? Do all Indian men really have a built-in trigger that renders them unable to...
View ArticleARVIND RIPPLES, MODI WAVES
Half-an-hour before Arvind Kejriwal’s cavalcade is to arrive at Mint Building Chowraha – his last stop before proceeding to file nomination papers in the Varanasi District Magistrate’s office - a young...
View ArticleCLOTHESLINE – EPISODE 34
A wrap of the good, the bad and the funny from the world of news. Narendra Modi, travelling journalists, Moon Moon Sen and lots more…
View ArticleKNOW YOUR CANDIDATES: PAPPU YADAV (RJD)
Pappu Yadav (Madhepura, RJD) Noted educationist and social worker Mr Pappu Yadav is the Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate for Madhepura, which is known for its world-famous dahi. Voters in Bihar have...
View ArticleMEET CONGRESS’ REVOLVER RAI
I’ve been warned so many times about the “gun-trotting men” around Ajai Rai, that when I finally step inside the gates to his house at almost midnight, I actually wonder if it’s a prudent thing to do....
View ArticleELECTION WASH IN VADODARA
Voters in Vadodara speak to Madhu Trehan about chemical pollution in the city, discrimination against the girl child and Dalits and if Gujarat needs prohibition on alcohol.
View ArticleNL INTERVIEWS UNREAL TIMES FOUNDERS
Exclusive. Off-the-record chat between The Unreal Times founders CS Krishna & Karthik Laxman and Abhinandan Sekhri. What's the secret deal they have? Full interview, coming soon.
View ArticleNL INTERVIEWS UNREAL TIMES FOUNDERS
The Unreal Times founders CS Krishna & Karthik Laxman speak to Abhinandan Sekhri about their book, satire & the risks. Full interview, coming soon.
View ArticleINTERVIEWING JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN
As the political climate heats up, one man has been on the road non-stop for over a month, convincing voters in his state to choose a better alternative this time round. He is a doctor, a civil servant...
View ArticleWHAT’S THEIR OPINION?
“At a time when you are going to decide the fate of the country, it is very important for you to know the results of thispoll (opinion polls). We want you to update yourself on the basis of the...
View ArticleTHE ARTICLE VANISHES
On April 29, one of the most widely shared news on the Indian Internet scene – pictures of Digvijay Singh romancing a journalist notwithstanding of course – was an article on DNA titled “Mamata...
View ArticleNL INTERVIEWS UNREAL TIMES FOUNDERS
The Unreal Times founders CS Krishna & Karthik Laxman speak to Abhinandan Sekhri about their book, Unreal Elections, satire & the risks, Indian politics, Modi and more.
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