SHUBHABRATA BHATTACHARYA, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Of sprawling Lutyens bungalows and the Family

The rent assigned for the bungalow is said to be Rs 37,000 per month, a rent at which apartments are available in far-flung areas...

Sanjay Gandhi: The leader Sonia Congress chooses to forget

Looking back, the programmes of Sanjay Gandhi were not unreasonable. New Delhi: Forty summers ago, on 23 June, an aircraft accident changed the trajectory of...

Massive database on migrant labour will help bring reforms

At present only 15 urban centres account for 80% of the GDP. If employment is available in more urban centres then those who rushed...

Vocal for local, with global reach

Paradigm shifting reform rolled out with an omnibus relief package; implementation is key. Appropriating catastrophe into probability, the Narendra Modi government has announced an omnibus...

Vocal for local, with global reach

Paradigm shifting reform rolled out with an omnibus relief package; implementation is key. Appropriating catastrophe into probability, the Narendra Modi government has announced an omnibus...

Vocal for local, with global reach

Paradigm shifting reform rolled out with an omnibus relief package; implementation is key. Appropriating catastrophe into probability, the Narendra Modi government has announced an omnibus...

Are we the people capable of fighting the corona pandemic?

The impatience displayed in defying the lockdown is an ominous pointer. The unruly scenes outside liquor shops across the country when lockdown was relaxed and...

Are we the people capable of fighting the corona pandemic?

The impatience displayed in defying the lockdown is an ominous pointer. The unruly scenes outside liquor shops across the country when lockdown was relaxed and...

Are we the people capable of fighting the corona pandemic?

The impatience displayed in defying the lockdown is an ominous pointer. The unruly scenes outside liquor shops across the country when lockdown was relaxed and...

Vertical mobility of BJP

‘Who says there is no alternative to Congress? I see the alternative in the form of BJP,’ Chagla had said. From two Lok Sabha seats...

Vertical mobility of BJP

‘Who says there is no alternative to Congress? I see the alternative in the form of BJP,’ Chagla had said. From two Lok Sabha seats...

Vertical mobility of BJP

‘Who says there is no alternative to Congress? I see the alternative in the form of BJP,’ Chagla had said. From two Lok Sabha seats...

Positivity in the time of tragedy

A leader’s prime task during crisis is to keep the peoples’ spirit high: Friday’s appeal, unleashing the power of positivity, did just that. Listening to...

Positivity in the time of tragedy

A leader’s prime task during crisis is to keep the peoples’ spirit high: Friday’s appeal, unleashing the power of positivity, did just that. Listening to...

Positivity in the time of tragedy

A leader’s prime task during crisis is to keep the peoples’ spirit high: Friday’s appeal, unleashing the power of positivity, did just that. Listening to...

Political dynasties back in focus

A Punjabi adage, ‘haveli ki umra sau saal ’ is being cited for the present state of the political dynasty which traces its roots...

Political dynasties back in focus

A Punjabi adage, ‘haveli ki umra sau saal ’ is being cited for the present state of the political dynasty which traces its roots...

Political dynasties back in focus

A Punjabi adage, ‘haveli ki umra sau saal ’ is being cited for the present state of the political dynasty which traces its roots...

To rejuvenate, Congress needs a Congress(R)

Unlike 1967, 1977 and 1988, dissent is limited to murmur; no one is standing up to bell the cat. The complete rout of the Congress...

To rejuvenate, Congress needs a Congress(R)

Unlike 1967, 1977 and 1988, dissent is limited to murmur; no one is standing up to bell the cat. The complete rout of the Congress...

To rejuvenate, Congress needs a Congress(R)

Unlike 1967, 1977 and 1988, dissent is limited to murmur; no one is standing up to bell the cat. The complete rout of the Congress...

Lesson of Delhi: Nationalism alone cannot be electoral plank

The results in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand had shown that local issues matter in a state election. Will Bihar, which goes to the polls in...

Lesson of Delhi: Nationalism alone cannot be electoral plank

The results in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand had shown that local issues matter in a state election. Will Bihar, which goes to the polls in...

Lesson of Delhi: Nationalism alone cannot be electoral plank

The results in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand had shown that local issues matter in a state election. Will Bihar, which goes to the polls in...

Congress becomes a bit player in state after state

There is ambiguity in Congress leadership. It has an acting and not and active president. On 15 January 1980, Indira Gandhi had shrugged off...

Congress becomes a bit player in state after state

There is ambiguity in Congress leadership. It has an acting and not and active president. On 15 January 1980, Indira Gandhi had shrugged off...

Congress becomes a bit player in state after state

There is ambiguity in Congress leadership. It has an acting and not and active president. On 15 January 1980, Indira Gandhi had shrugged off...

PM relies on ‘Bharat Club’ to restore buoyancy in a sagging economy

Protests over the citizenship law have come at a time when India’s biggest leverage—its economy—is facing deceleration, bringing Narendra Modi and his government under...

PM relies on ‘Bharat Club’ to restore buoyancy in a sagging economy

Protests over the citizenship law have come at a time when India’s biggest leverage—its economy—is facing deceleration, bringing Narendra Modi and his government under...

PM relies on ‘Bharat Club’ to restore buoyancy in a sagging economy

Protests over the citizenship law have come at a time when India’s biggest leverage—its economy—is facing deceleration, bringing Narendra Modi and his government under...

Real Kashmir triumphs as a bumpy year ends

Amidst turmoil in the rest of the country a ray of hope emerges in the winter chill as troops are cut and football brings...

Real Kashmir triumphs as a bumpy year ends

Amidst turmoil in the rest of the country a ray of hope emerges in the winter chill as troops are cut and football brings...

Real Kashmir triumphs as a bumpy year ends

Amidst turmoil in the rest of the country a ray of hope emerges in the winter chill as troops are cut and football brings...

Man for all seasons: Pawar sets Maharashtra agenda on his terms

Sharad Pawar paved the way for NCP joining hands with Congress in 1999, 2004 and again in 2019. With his deft manoeuvres in Maharashtra, Sharad...

Man for all seasons: Pawar sets Maharashtra agenda on his terms

Sharad Pawar paved the way for NCP joining hands with Congress in 1999, 2004 and again in 2019. With his deft manoeuvres in Maharashtra, Sharad...

Man for all seasons: Pawar sets Maharashtra agenda on his terms

Sharad Pawar paved the way for NCP joining hands with Congress in 1999, 2004 and again in 2019. With his deft manoeuvres in Maharashtra, Sharad...

RS is forum for checks and balances, not checkmates

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s newspaper article published on the day Rajya Sabha held its 250th sitting on 18 November set the tone for the...

RS is forum for checks and balances, not checkmates

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s newspaper article published on the day Rajya Sabha held its 250th sitting on 18 November set the tone for the...

RS is forum for checks and balances, not checkmates

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s newspaper article published on the day Rajya Sabha held its 250th sitting on 18 November set the tone for the...

Post Ayodhya, dithering of past regimes needs to be demolished

Contrary to the common belief that it was the Palampur resolution adopted by the Bharatiya Janata Party in June 1989 which brought the Ayodhya...

Post Ayodhya, dithering of past regimes needs to be demolished

Contrary to the common belief that it was the Palampur resolution adopted by the Bharatiya Janata Party in June 1989 which brought the Ayodhya...

Post Ayodhya, dithering of past regimes needs to be demolished

Contrary to the common belief that it was the Palampur resolution adopted by the Bharatiya Janata Party in June 1989 which brought the Ayodhya...

Modi diplomacy outsmarts boisterous Imran Khan Niazi

PM intends presenting before the comity of nations India’s role on the global platform, which includes inter alia sustainable development and war on terror. Narendra...

Modi diplomacy outsmarts boisterous Imran Khan Niazi

PM intends presenting before the comity of nations India’s role on the global platform, which includes inter alia sustainable development and war on terror. Narendra...

Modi diplomacy outsmarts boisterous Imran Khan Niazi

PM intends presenting before the comity of nations India’s role on the global platform, which includes inter alia sustainable development and war on terror. Narendra...

Congress corrodes and erodes: Nehru’s prophecy on Article 370 applies to party he nurtured

Alienation of Kashmiri people was accentuated by Congress manoeuvres of 1983. The need of the hour is to integrate Kashmir. Squarely placing the blame for...

Congress corrodes and erodes: Nehru’s prophecy on Article 370 applies to party he nurtured

Alienation of Kashmiri people was accentuated by Congress manoeuvres of 1983. The need of the hour is to integrate Kashmir. Squarely placing the blame for...

Congress corrodes and erodes: Nehru’s prophecy on Article 370 applies to party he nurtured

Alienation of Kashmiri people was accentuated by Congress manoeuvres of 1983. The need of the hour is to integrate Kashmir. Squarely placing the blame for...

Will next Congress president be mukt of Priyanka’s shadow?

As the Indian National Congress looks for a successor to Rahul Gandhi, it may be worthwhile to recall the circumstances under which Sonia Gandhi...

Will next Congress president be mukt of Priyanka’s shadow?

As the Indian National Congress looks for a successor to Rahul Gandhi, it may be worthwhile to recall the circumstances under which Sonia Gandhi...

Suyog Telematics powers India’s 5G future with tower expansion

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Jharkhand, Maharashtra will test Rahul’s leadership

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