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Reading Narendra Modi: Pity a PM candidate is so full of himself

It is not easy to swallow the idea that someone so full of petty bombast is the prime ministerial candidate of the party most likely to win the next election.

After one 'interrogation', why is Rahul meeting the press off-record?

What should be interesting is the reason why Rahul Gandhi is meeting journalists but off the record.

From AAP to BJP: Protest politics is a case of serpent eating its own tail

Intellectuals, writers and commentators, who embraced the A-word to denounce AAP forgot it completely when Reddy, Kumar and Chouhan used the tool of dharna to express similar angst.

Modi's Mentors: Anantrao Kale, who gifted Gujarat many a school

Narendra Modi writes in this chapter of Juotipunj of Anantrao Kale, the educationist who set up many schools in Gujarat. Modi spent the mid-70s working with Kale to ensure the Janata Party's win after the Emergency, only to be disappointed by their subsequent attack on the RSS.

Modi's Mentors: Keshavrao Deshmukh, who revamped RSS in Gujarat

The RSS is an eight-decade old institution focussed on character-building. It is enough for a human to become humane, that is the mantra adopted.

After Deng-isms, some Teddy-isms for our next Prime Minister

Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt was also called the "trust buster", smashing America’s "robber baron" monopolies with ruthless reforms.

Why there's nothing wrong in releasing Rajiv Gandhi's killers

This “rarest of rare” business is something few really understand and the fact is that Indian courts keep sentencing so many people to death that rarest of rare has lost meaning.

Telangana creation: BJP failed in its opposition to Congress

If Andhra Pradesh is divided and humiliated like this, what about the rest of our states? We probably won't have a say.

Telangana fall-out: Who is running Andhra now?

Now that Lok Sabha has passed and Rajya Sabha concurred on conceding the demand for Telangana, who is running Andhra Pradesh now?

Modi's mentors: Inamdar, who shaped his ideas of Hindu-Muslim relations

Modi also wrote a poem for him, titled The debt to the Rishi'. Modi's stark view of Hindu-Muslim relations appears to come from this mentor, affectionately Vakilsaheb.

Some Deng-isms for our next prime minister

China was an abysmally poor country at the end of Mao’s reign in the 1970s.

Why voters should back AAP now, if only to fight it later

If Delhi was Arvind Kejriwal's stepping stone to national politics, Kejriwal can be India's stepping stone to change.

Modi's Mentors: Bachubhai Bhagat, the RSS mainstay for five decades

The RSS was not a river, and hardly a stream, when Bachubhai immersed himself into it as a student.

L Rajagopal and a brief history of Parliamentary battles

The fight between legislators in the Rajya Sabha brought back not so fond memories of similar incidents in the past. Here's a brief history.

NCP readies for a tough battle, minister wants migrant voters to postpone holidays

The NCP has come to a determination that the Lok Sabha 2014 is going to be a tough battle and not far from what its partner Congress thinks.

Modi's Mentors: Babubhai Oza, the other OBC luminary of RSS

Shri Babubhai Oza was for years in the senior-most position in the Gujarat RSS. Because of his last name (AP: Ozas are a Brahmin community in Gujarat) and the fact of his position in the RSS, it was assumed by others that he was a Brahmin. But since the RSS did not acknowledge caste, this was not taken seriously.

Kejriwal needs to remember he is not an activist now

AAP leaders should refrain from interacting with media without any evidence. It brings down their credibility.

Modi's mentors: Vanikar who fought against conversions

In this chapter of his book Jyotipunj, Narendra Modi writes about the founder of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Gujarat. Dr Vishwanath Vanikar quickly made the VHP a popular and public-funded organisation, and worked in the tribal areas, resisting conversions.

Why the EC need not rush into hiking election spend limits

If AAP candidates spent below their allowed limits for the Assembly elections, other candidates can follow suit in the Lok Sabha elections.

Rahul's family, party made the 'system': How can he blame it?

Rahul Gandhi's family or party have made the systems of post independent India, how can he blame it?

Why so few Muslims are IAS officers: Poor participation in civil service exams

Muslim groups must study this data on participation of the community's young men and women in the civil service exams and see how to improve their position.

Modi's Mentors: Vasudevrao Talwalkar, the man who lived for RSS

An entire generation of those whom Vasudevrao Talwalkar raised in the Sangh misses him today. And we, who were sheltered in the shadow of this gigantic tree, are forever indebted to him.

Delhi dharna: Methods adopted by AAP is a cause of worry

In this case, one of the AAP ministers made a mistake. Instead of admitting it, Arvind Kejriwal is supporting it. The Congress and its leaders also supported their ministers when corruption cases happened. Where is the difference between them and AAP?