With the Karnataka High Court allowing Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at the Idgahground in Hubli, a Hindu organisation, which has been awarded the contract by theHuballi Dharwad…
Author: Nalin Mehta
Droupadi Murmu’s rise to Raisina Hill is indeed remarkable. A symbolic yet tactical move by the BJP, it marks a strategic shift to broaden its out-reach…
BJP’s stunning victories in Lok Sabha byelections in Rampur, with over 50% Muslim population, and Azamgarh, with over 40% Muslim-Yadav population, signify deeper shifts. If pollsters…
When Manohar Joshi, Shiv Sena’s first chief minister in Maharashtra, was asked about the possibility of rebelling and leaving his party, he is said to have…
This interview of Nalin Mehta for the National University of Singapore appeared in South Asia Chat on July 26, 2022. Listen to the full podcast here…
This interview of Nalin Mehta for scroll.in on July 24, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/embed/qwcMrcZgP1A How did the saffron party become the central pole of Indian politics? Why are…
This review of Nalin Mehta’s ‘The New BJP’ appeared in The Book Review Literary Trust on June 2022. The BJP’s meteoric rise to the top of…
I am gratified that Christophe Jaffrelot and Gilles Verniers have responded to my piece in News 18 on how BJP shifted the caste game in Uttar…
This interview of Nalin Mehta for La Trobe University on April 26, 2022. This special ‘in conversation’ event discussed Nalin Mehta’s recently released book, “The New…
Nalin Mehta’s views were featured by BBC in this article on 19 April 2022. Behind every successful man is a woman, goes the popular saying. BJP’s…