Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
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Past articles by Nilanjan:
Writing a 'New' History to Justify the Sangh Parivar's Agenda
Politics over history cannot bear fruit for the Hindu rightwing unless a ‘villain’ is created and belittled. → Read More
Narendra Modi's Position on Quit India Doesn't Quite Match His Predecessors'
Not just the RSS, but even the Hindu Mahasabha stayed aloof from the struggle. → Read More
Partnerships in power: The story Vajpayee-Advani jugalbandi
Read more about Partnerships in power: The story Vajpayee-Advani jugalbandi on Business Standard. Vinay Sitapati's latest book establishes the fact that Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani created the groundwork for Narendra Modi to thrive → Read More
The abrogation of Kashmir's special status: Why now?
What motivated the BJP to renounce Kashmir's autonomy and what are the implications of this decision? → Read More
Should we fear for India's democracy?
There are at least three reasons to worry about the future of the country. → Read More
Narendra Modi: The making of a majoritarian leader
How Modi climbed to the political top in India driven by his Hindu nationalist fervour. → Read More
Should Modi be worried about the BJP's losses in key state polls?
The BJP lost in three Hindi-speaking states but that does not necessarily mean they will lose the 2019 national vote. → Read More
BJP's Tally in Hindi Heartland Could Plummet by 70% in 2019
The bulk of seats that the BJP may lose is likely to be picked up by the Congress, dramatically altering its leveraging ability. → Read More
Why the 2019 election may be the most crucial in India's history
The BJP will try to convince the Hindu majority to vote along sectarian lines in the upcoming parliamentary elections. → Read More
Past Continuous: How Indira Gandhi Used Presidential Elections to Cement Her Own Power
A fortnightly column reflecting on chapters of India’s political past that are relevant today. → Read More
Past Continuous: How the Kalyan Singh Government Aided the Ram Mandir Movement
A fortnightly column reflecting on chapters of India’s political past that are relevant today. → Read More
Past Continuous: The Birth of the Ram Mandir Agitation, a Ticking Communal Time Bomb
A fortnightly column reflecting on chapters of India’s political past that are relevant today. → Read More
The Sardar Patel Statue is Narendra Modi's Necessity
As the politics of appropriation continues unabated, it would be naive to deny that the entire project has been timed to promote Modi's political fortunes. → Read More
Past Continuous: How Independent India Failed to Prevent Gandhi's Assassination
A fortnightly column reflecting on chapters of India’s political past that are relevant today. → Read More
Every Political Party in India Was Complicit in the Babri Masjid Demolition
As the Ayodhya agitation gained ground, non-BJP parties were too busy with their electoral concerns to notice its significance. → Read More
Past Continuous: Internal Sectarianism Is at the Root of CPI(M)'s Woes
The political isolation that the CPI(M) brought on itself is a prime example for other parties to understand that in the coalition era, choosing a lonely path is nothing but suicidal. → Read More
In Chicago, Mohan Bhagwat Chose to Ignore the Enemy Within Hindu Society
By not referring to the internal causes of disunity in Hindu society and laying the blame solely on political adversaries and non-Hindu communities, the RSS chief remained trapped in rhetoric which makes him unrecognisable from other leaders of affiliates of the Sangh. → Read More
Finding the Politics in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Death
It would be analytically naive to view the events following the hospitalisation of Vajpayee from a purely emotional angle and consider that every act and each utterance of political players and opinion influencers across the spectrum was devoid of political intent. → Read More
Walter Andersen on the Rising Influence of RSS and Its Affiliates in the Sangh Parivar
Walter Andersen, co-author of ‘The RSS: A View to the Inside’, in discussion with senior journalist Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay about his new book, the impact of RSS on India’s public policy and comparison between Modi and Vajpayee. → Read More
Atal Bihari Vajpayee – the Quintessential No One's Man but His Own
Often called the 'right man in the wrong party', he accepted this sobriquet not because it was the true depiction of his political orientation but because it enabled him to ride two boats simultaneously. → Read More