Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav writes: Ten half-truths about caste censusSubscriber Only

September 03,2024 07:43:43 AM

Each of these contains a grain of truth, but they are presented in a way that masks the big picture

Yogendra Yadav writes: The poverty of political imagination needs remedy, not mourningSubscriber Only

August 27,2024 07:55:08 AM

The rich and grounded debates on the pluriverse of alternatives to ‘development’ have now moved beyond the shadow of Mahatma Gandhi and could guide our thinking not just on ecology but also on the new economic and political order.

Yogendra Yadav writes: Where are our political thinkers?Subscriber Only

August 20,2024 07:48:14 AM

It can be traced to the decline of political thought in post-colonial India. Reviving and reinvigorating this tradition is essential to reversing this crisis of imagination

SC/ST Sub-quota red lines and red herringsSubscriber Only

August 10,2024 07:32:23 AM

We need to set aside misconceived criticisms to confront some real apprehensions raised by the apex court verdict on sub-classification of SCs/STs

Supreme Court verdict on caste sub-classification is a landmark and benchmarkSubscriber Only

August 02,2024 06:45:37 AM

It affirms the long-standing requirement of evidence-based policies of social justice

Yogendra Yadav on BJP’s 2024 poll performance: Getting the numbers, not mandateSubscriber Only

June 07,2024 07:15:42 AM

The people have denied Modi government iqbal – moral authority, prestige, legitimacy

Yogendra Yadav writes | From loss to recovery of faith: An election ground reportSubscriber Only

May 31,2024 19:13:43 PM

Notes from my election journey that started with despair and ended on some hope

Yogendra Yadav writes: For 2024, Opposition is still in the gameSubscriber Only

December 08,2023 07:23:09 AM

The next general election is not a done deal. Not yet. Unless the Opposition surrenders to this psychological warfare and gives a walkover before the match begins

Best of both sides | Yogendra Yadav writes: Even critics of reservation should support censusSubscriber Only

October 13,2023 07:15:29 AM

Caste census is relevant and necessary for any well-designed policy to reduce social inequality

Country needs de-escalation of rhetoric; government needs room to decide its strategySubscriber Only

June 22,2020 04:00:46 AM

Mature nations do not react when provoked, they respond when they choose to. He may not deserve it or even acknowledge it, but this is the time to help the PM retrieve the situation.

Why Congress can’t: It doesn’t possess the vision, strategy or ground strengthSubscriber Only

May 22,2019 01:25:36 AM

The Congress is an obstacle to those who want to build an alternative. A large mainstream party acts like a magnet that catches a lot of energy around it. So, even when the Congress is unable to defeat the BJP, it ends up diverting and diffusing a lot of the energy that gets drawn to it.

Rajni Kothari, the political scientist of IndiaSubscriber Only

January 20,2015 00:00:47 AM

Rajni Kothari made it possible to think of India as a ‘normal’ democracy, writes Yogendra Yadav

BJP, like CongressSubscriber Only

October 20,2014 00:10:06 AM

BJP’s success shows that there is no alternative to Congress-style politics. Or that it is yet to emerge.

A sarkari campaign about usSubscriber Only

October 02,2014 00:26:39 AM

The real question is not why government wants to push the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, but what it wants to pack into this campaign.

No more advantage BJP?Subscriber Only

September 17,2014 02:46:20 AM

Only consistent trend in bypolls across states since the general election is the party’s loss of seats

And the winner is EnglishSubscriber Only

August 04,2014 00:59:28 AM

This agitation is not against English but against the dominance of English. It is against the presumption that the national talent resides within the tiny pool of English speakers.

Politics of a different placeSubscriber Only

October 02,2004 00:00:00 AM

Kishen Pattnayak's death did not make headlines. Only one news channel ran this story on September 27, the day he died. Barring a couple of ...