The spectacle of lakhs of followers of Bal Thackeray silently congregating for his funeral and leaving without any violence was hitherto unseen. Just when people were beginning to wonder if the......
This article was written in 2006 by Aditi Phadnis and Makrand Gadgil in Of Cabals and Kings: Political Profiles published by BS Books. It has been updated and is being reproduced here In 1966 when......
Festive season notwithstanding, the newsflow for the past fortnight hasn't been of an order that would inspire much in the way of celebration. It's been one thing after another and almost all of it......