History has an uncanny way of intruding into contemporary life and shaping our public conversation. A new controversy emerged recently over the relationship between Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose.
Articles by Chanakya
Readiness is not all
Is Pranab Mukherjee ready to become prime minister? This isn't a question that is likely to be asked in these humid times when Digvijaya Singh is busy endorsing the fact that Rahul Gandhi is of the right age and with enough experience to handle the top job. Chanakya writes.
Updated on Nov 20, 2011 12:38 PM IST
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Steal the Lokpal show
Consistency hasn’t been the hallmark of the Congress government’s dealings with the anti-corruption brigade. Chanakya speaks.
Updated on Jun 18, 2011 10:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Chanakya
Will the BJP stand up?
It's difficult not to feel sympathy for the BJP. Over the last two years, any Opposition party would have given their right arm to have a government at the Centre like the UPA. Chanakya writes.
Updated on Nov 20, 2011 11:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Chanakya
Rage of a yoga teacher
I know that what Baba Ramdev, a teacher of yoga with many, many views, essentially wants isn't something anyone is opposed to: the end of corruption, writes Chanakya.
Updated on Nov 20, 2011 11:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Chanakya
Birthday bumps, UPA 2!
Two weeks ago, a reader, Amod Shukla, made a very valuable observation. "What reforms," Mr Shukla wrote back in response to my inaugural column (Clean up the Leftovers, Chanakya, May 15), "have the UPA 2 initiated after being freed of their dependence on the Left?" You don’t have to be a wily political animal with a shaved head (or Mr Shukla, for that matter) to know the answer: none of any consequence.
Updated on May 29, 2011 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Chanakya
Rahul Gandhi, the serial
What will Rahul Gandhi's strategy be for the Congress in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections of 2017? Chanakya writes.
Updated on May 21, 2011 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Chanakya