Insight / Stalin is Desperate. Joseph Vijay is an Incipient Chiranjeevi A desperate Stalin faces a leadership vacuum and an unproven film star Vijay emerges as a challenger in Tamil Nadu’s most unpredictable election yet By Sandeep Balakrishna / 27 Mar 2026
Insight / Mohammad Shahbuddin: The Posterboy of Bihar's Jungle Raj For at least two decades, former RJD parliamentarian, Mohammad Shahbuddin symbolised the worst excesses of Bihar's notorious Jungle Raj By Sandeep Balakrishna / 15 Nov 2025
Insight / Narendra Modi @75: Transformation in the Present Continuous At 75, Narendra Modi's pace remains unabated and his transformational zest, energetic as ever By Sandeep Balakrishna / 12 Sep 2025
Insight / Maharashtra Elections: When Shivaji Trounced Afzal Khan Analysis of the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections in which the BJP-led Mahayuti scored a landslide triumph By Sandeep Balakrishna / 29 Nov 2024
Insight / Why Annamalai Infuriates the DMK By calling for the removal of E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker's statues, BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai has once again hit the DMK where it hurts them the most: the ugly legacy of Periyar By Sandeep Balakrishna / 13 Nov 2023
Insight / Hijab, the Prophet Row, Nupur Sharma and the Quranic Concept of War A historical, theological and contemporary analysis of recurring incidents of violent Islamic fundamentalism in India. By Sandeep Balakrishna / 13 Jun 2022
Insight / The Kashi Vishwanath Corridor as a Passage to Sanatana Cultural Resurgence Commentary on Narendra Modi's inauguration of the first leg of the Kashi Vishwanath Dhama and its epochal civilisational significance. By Sandeep Balakrishna / 13 Dec 2021
Insight / The Tearing Desperation of Prashant Kishor Poll strategist Prashant Kishor's recent bravado against the BJP only reveals his desperation By Sandeep Balakrishna / 24 Dec 2020
Insight / Tamil Nadu is Ripe for the BJP to Bury the Dravidian Debris Commentary on the BJP's Vel Yatra in Tamil Nadu and why it is a great opportunity to bury the destructive Dravidian ideology By Sandeep Balakrishna / 25 Nov 2020
Insight / రాముడా -రాజ్యాధికారమా ? రాముడే యన్న మేరునగధీరుడు కళ్యాణ్ సింగ్ రామ భక్తుడు కళ్యాణ్ సింగ్ రామజన్మ భూమి ఉద్యమానికే ఒక మేరు పర్వతం By Sandeep Balakrishna / 3 Aug 2020
Culture / Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda A comprehensive critique of the 2006 Hindi film, "Rang De Basanti" as a vehicle of Communist propaganda By Sandeep Balakrishna / 29 Apr 2020
Insight / How the Congress Party has Surrendered to the Breaking India Forces An essay tracing the near-comprehensive trajectory of the consequences of the Congress-Communist cosy relationship By Sandeep Balakrishna / 11 Apr 2020
