Modi and the Muslim Veto: While it is unlikely Muslim opinion will change anytime soon, Modi has made a start with what can be defined as an honest outreach, writes #Insider #Elections2024 t.ly/IRi9d

A portrait of India as a land without justice, all adjectives that make a #democracy meaningful included, is the customary caveat in any analysis of #Elections2024 , writes S. Prasannarajan, #Modi t.ly/rMdL1

Is the BSP even putting up a fight? openthemagazine.com/features/polit…

Karmic Calcutta: #BaltazardSolvyns ’ etchings provide an encyclopaedic view of earl life in Bengal, writes Nandini Nair Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
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#PriyankaChopra -Jonas is one of those rare people who wants to share her spotlight, #SrishtiBakshi tells kaveree bamzai t.ly/GVtZr

Bridging the Gap: Empirical remedies for national progress, writes Harsh V Pant; Karthik Muralidharan Viking Books t.ly/dK_rm

The Martand Temple in #Kashmir offered prayers for over half-a-millennium before Islamising rulers demolished it. Kashmir’s Muslims call the ruin ‘Satan’s Cave’, writes Amit Majmudar t.ly/aUFDd

The Pursuit of Longevity: Nobel laureate #VenkiRamakrishnan ’s deep dive into the human endeavour against ageing and death has a surprising conclusion, writes Madhavankutty Pillai Hachette India t.ly/pHgtD

Whose Democracy Is It Anyway? The winner is all that matters. Not the liberal noise, writes SUHEL SETH #Elections2024 t.ly/YiOgG

A portrait of India as a land without justice, all adjectives that make a democracy meaningful included, is the customary caveat in any analysis of Elections 2024, writes S. Prasannarajan #Elections2024 t.ly/rMdL1

#RahulGandhi 's primary choice of retreat to a safe seat in the South is confirmation of the fear in the family and the once-upon-a-time grand old party—that he is possibly the last in the family to exercise power in national politics, writes PR Ramesh t.ly/qZ579

The Smriti Surge: #SmritiIrani has already made the Gandhis a distant memory in #Amethi , and lets her work do the talking, writes Amita Shah #Elections2024 t.ly/LpUvd

Is there a single theme that stands out in the 2024 election campaign? Yes: Nationalism. The how and why of the idea in Open Magazine openthemagazine.com/feature/the-pe…

Halfway through #Election2024 , India’s much maligned “democratic deficit” has proved to be a “democratic dividend” — peaceful voting, vocal Opposition and a fiercely open media.

As India’s demographic dividend, also much maligned, kicks in, #democracy & #demography will power…

Mapping the Muslim Mind: Travelling across eastern Uttar Pradesh, Open finds Muslims are crestfallen as they are taken for granted by the so-called secular parties, writes Ullekh NP/ഉല്ലേഖ് എൻപി #Elections2024 t.ly/ArZoU

Lotus In an Elephant Trunk: Is the #BahujanSamajParty under #Mayawati even putting up a fight?, asks Rahul Pandita #Elections2024 t.ly/lp__3

Restoring the Sun God In #Kashmir : The political urgency of rebuilding #Hinduism in the Valley, writes Amit Majmudar t.ly/aUFDd

Betting on the Future: A week after the pilgrim belt of Mathura-Vrindavan voted on April 26, public opinion indicates the Modi-Yogi model has prevailed over local discontents and trumped a disorganised opposition, reports Rajeev Deshpande #Elections2024 t.ly/PilKB

India’s Twin Dividends: Demography and democracy will determine the country’s economic rise, writes Minhaz Merchant t.ly/8dG_1

#SamPitroda : Loose Talker - Once part of India’s telecom revolution, he now finds renown for the wrong reasons, writes Madhavankutty Pillai t.ly/oyhl6