• The Federal
    Samir K Purkayastha
    About the AuthorSamir K Purkayastha
      Delhi elections, Citizenship Law, Anti-CAA protests, Arvind Kejriwal, BJP, AAP, Manoj Tiwari, Shaheen Bagh protests
      Analysis

      Communal, class narratives hold key to Delhi election

      2 Feb 2020 1:36 PM IST
      Why is Kejriwal not taking a stand on Shaheen Bagh
      Delhi

      Why is Kejriwal not taking a stand on Shaheen Bagh

      30 Jan 2020 2:57 PM IST
      Belur caught between philosophy and pragmatism as BJP pushes Hindutva in Bengal
      The Eighth Column

      Belur caught between philosophy and pragmatism as BJP pushes Hindutva in Bengal

      21 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
      8 students injured, 2 booked for JNU-like clashes in Visva Bharati
      West Bengal

      8 students injured, 2 booked for JNU-like clashes in Visva Bharati

      16 Jan 2020 3:44 PM IST
      How Congress is walking the Hindutva route in Chhattisgarh
      The Eighth Column

      How Congress is walking the Hindutva route in Chhattisgarh

      13 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
      Shahbag to Shaheen Bagh: Anti-CAA protests have echoes of a secular movement in Bdesh
      The Eighth Column

      Shahbag to Shaheen Bagh: Anti-CAA protests have echoes of a secular movement in B'desh

      3 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
      CAA
      Opinion

      CAA-NRC: The 'ploy' to divide masses is actually uniting India

      22 Dec 2019 7:00 AM IST
      CAA protest
      West Bengal

      Anti-CAA protests transcend intra-community rivalry in Kolkata

      19 Dec 2019 7:03 PM IST
      Arunachal-China dispute: Real issues lost in rhetoric
      The Eighth Column

      Arunachal-China dispute: Real issues lost in rhetoric

      18 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
      West Bengal, Citizenship Amendment Bill, protests
      West Bengal

      Where is the Bengal, which once swore by non-violence to decry injustice?

      17 Dec 2019 9:27 AM IST
      West Bengal, protests, Citizenship Act, Chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, Kalyan Banerjee, Rahul Sinha, Dilip Ghosh, BJP, Trinamool Congress
      West Bengal

      Provocative comments by leaders add to tension in Bengal

      16 Dec 2019 10:08 PM IST
      Beleaguered Mamata in a spot as citizenship Act protests singe Bengal
      Analysis

      Beleaguered Mamata in a spot as citizenship Act protests singe Bengal

      15 Dec 2019 7:05 AM IST
      How BJP lit the CAB fire that threatens to burn itself in Assam
      The Eighth Column

      How BJP lit the CAB fire that threatens to burn itself in Assam

      13 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
      Work permit, not NRC, is the solution to problem of illegal migrants
      Opinion

      Work permit, not NRC, is the solution to problem of illegal migrants

      3 Dec 2019 3:37 PM IST
      How Dhoni’s friend, 2 other victorious candidates signal a change in TMC
      West Bengal

      How Dhoni’s friend, 2 other victorious candidates signal a change in TMC

      30 Nov 2019 7:00 AM IST
      India’s flip-flops on Rohingya crisis exposes its neighbourhood disconnect
      The Eighth Column

      India’s flip-flops on Rohingya crisis exposes its neighbourhood disconnect

      28 Nov 2019 6:59 AM IST
      Bangladeshi, immigrant, deportation
      Analysis

      Lack of repatriation laws could push Bangladeshi migrants to no man's land

      24 Nov 2019 3:35 PM IST
      Act East policy: An idea whose time has not come
      The Eighth Column

      Act East policy: An idea whose time has not come

      18 Nov 2019 6:59 AM IST
      Is Manipurs government-in-exile a smokescreen to hide a ponzi scam?
      The Eighth Column

      Is Manipur's 'government-in-exile' a smokescreen to hide a ponzi scam?

      5 Nov 2019 6:59 AM IST
      NRC: Once bitten, twice shy – Hindu immigrants in West Bengal
      The Eighth Column

      NRC: Once bitten, twice shy – Hindu immigrants in West Bengal

      9 Oct 2019 6:59 AM IST
      With Durga puja, harmony returns to Bengals hotbed of communal tension
      West Bengal

      With Durga puja, harmony returns to Bengal's hotbed of communal tension

      7 Oct 2019 7:00 AM IST
      Mughals to Mamata and now BJP: Politics at the heart of Durga Puja
      The Eighth Column

      Mughals to Mamata and now BJP: Politics at the heart of Durga Puja

      3 Oct 2019 6:59 AM IST
      Kashmir to Kohima: The muddied pathway to peace talks
      The Eighth Column

      Kashmir to Kohima: The muddied pathway to peace talks

      16 Sept 2019 6:59 AM IST
      Hit by job loss, Howrah’s foundries hope for bailout from Centre
      Business

      Hit by job loss, Howrah’s foundries hope for bailout from Centre

      4 Sept 2019 7:10 AM IST
      Enduring the river fury: Living and losing in Assam
      The Eighth Column

      Enduring the river fury: Living and losing in Assam

      22 July 2019 7:15 AM IST
      In Bengal, BJP faces ghar wapsi crisis as new recruits jump ship 
      West Bengal

      In Bengal, BJP faces 'ghar wapsi' crisis as new recruits jump ship 

      13 July 2019 1:37 PM IST
      Nusrat - The Federal
      India

      Nusrat Jahan snubs Islamists, accepts ISKCON’s invitation

      3 July 2019 3:29 PM IST
      Cong, Left rebuff Mamata’s outreach, hope a sinking TMC can help them float
      West Bengal

      Cong, Left rebuff Mamata’s outreach, hope a sinking TMC can help them float

      27 Jun 2019 2:36 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee, BJP, Trinamool, The Federal
      West Bengal

      Mamata's anti-graft drive backfires, unleashes fresh chaos in West Bengal

      21 Jun 2019 3:10 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee, TMC, protests, EVMs, ballot papers, Parliament, The Federal, English News Website
      Opinion

      Why street fighter Mamata could be her own nemesis

      16 Jun 2019 2:25 PM IST
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