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Shiv Visvanathan is a social science nomad.
The Alt-Politics series: A year on, Arvind Kejriwal is the Maggi sauce of Indian politics; he provides the difference
Movie review: Satyagraha thought provoking, but quickly loses charm
Missed opportunity: Why Chennai Express can't bridge the North-South divide
The cowardice of Salman Khurshid: Betraying Snowden, Nehru and India
The rise of Dhanush: The mystique of the ordinary launda
The three faces of Sanjay Dutt: Which one do we punish?
Sonia Gandhi and the Italian stereotype
Narendra Modi's bully tirade: Crude, effective and unsettling
Allahabad and Kumbh: Where governance and illiteracy meet
Pillorying of Ashis Nandy: His critics need hearing aids
Amitabh Bachchan at 70: The Peter Pan who grew up
The False Piety of Ambika Soni
Ajmal Kasab and Naroda Patiya: A tale of two verdicts
The tragedy of Anna Hazare: Why we all should care
Gangs of Wasseypur: A metaphor for all that went wrong in India
Herculean labour: The great IIT myth and the entrance exam
An ode to Rekha, our newest MP
