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Sidharth Bhatia is the Founder/Editor of The Wire and writes on politics, society and popular culture. In addition, he is a great fan of rock music.
    Rio Olympics 2016 21 days to goOpinion
    Well tried! But it's the medals that count

    De happened to be the person who said the bitter truth, so she had to be shouted down.

    13 Aug 2016 12:11 AM IST

    Members of the Dalit Community during their protest in Surat. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Gau rakhsaks or dalit baiters?

    The BJP could not have won in 2014 without some dalit and OBC support.

    30 July 2016 12:23 AM IST

    Priyanka Gandhi may campaign for the Congress. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Priyanka not the answer to Congress' problems

    Roping in Priyanka will have other repercussions, none of them particularly beneficial to the party.

    16 July 2016 12:35 AM IST

    BJP MP Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Bring civility back to public life

    Yogi Adityanath's communally charged provocations are not new.

    2 July 2016 12:55 AM IST

    Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    It's time for Shiv Sena to expand its horizons

    The BJP is making inroads among the Marathi manoos and has been increasing its voteshare.

    20 Jun 2016 12:40 AM IST

    Bhupen KhakharOpinion
    Why do we crave foreign approval?

    What is about foreign approval or criticism that seems to bother us so much

    4 Jun 2016 12:58 AM IST

    Congress had suffered huge defeats in Medak and Warangal Lok Sabha bypolls, and elections for the Hyderabad, Warangal, and Khammam municipal corporations.Opinion
    Cong down, not out

    The Congress had nothing new to offer.

    21 May 2016 12:25 AM IST

    Sri Sri & the art of blunderingOpinion
    Sri Sri & the art of blundering

    Sri Sri has increasingly become a presence, even a player in public life.

    7 May 2016 12:41 AM IST

    Bengaluru police wantonly caning hundreds of women garment workers.Opinion
    Protests: A mourning for achche din?

    There is no one unifying theme to the rising unrest in different parts of the country.

    23 April 2016 4:37 AM IST

    Amitabh Bachchan (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    The discreet charm of Amitabh Bachchan

    The initial shock of Bachchan's name being in the Panama Papers has already worn off.

    9 April 2016 12:49 AM IST

    Students affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) protest outside the office of the vice chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Campus fires heat up national politics

    The government is clearly involved in triggering off student protests.

    26 March 2016 12:29 AM IST

    The sickle & hammer needs a handOpinion
    The sickle & hammer needs a hand

    Yechury understands that 2016 is not the same as the '60s or '70s.

    12 March 2016 12:23 AM IST

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