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Bappa Under Scrutiny
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As Ganeshotsav confronts concerns over idol height, noise and food safety, Maharashtra must find a balance between devotion and responsible celebration.
Ganpati is perhaps Maharashtra’s most iconic festival, occupying a...
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The Battle for the Maratha Narrative
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Jarange’s latest agitation is testing both Fadnavis and Shinde and the Mahayuti’s ability to contain the Maratha movement.
Manoj Jarange Patil’s latest agitation has moved beyond the question of reservation....
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Language on the Meter
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The Marathi language rule for auto and taxi drivers can promote integration, but only if it does not become another instrument of identity politics.
The political scenario in Maharashtra has...
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The Art of Political Reinvention
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From Gadkari’s protégé to Fadnavis’s trusted lieutenant, Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s journey captures shifting power equations within the Maharashtra BJP.
By the time Maharashtra politics reaches its next important turn, Chandrashekhar Bawankule...
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When the Cockroach Enters Politics
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Regardless of whether or not the CJP wins an election, its rise signals a changing relationship between young Indians and political power.
It would be tempting to dismiss the Cockroach...
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Sunetra Pawar’s Trial by Fire
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The greatest challenge before Maharashtra’s first Deputy CM is not merely to govern, but to forge a political identity that is unmistakably her own.
Politics often rewards the loudest voice....
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The BJP’s Gen Z Moment
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The CJP movement in Maharashtra exposes the limits of an older political communication model and signals a changing relationship between young voters and power.
Every generation arrives convinced that it...
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A NEET Reckoning
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Every political crisis produces its defining image. The Emergency had press censorship. Anna Hazare’s movement had Ramlila Maidan. The farmers’ protest had Delhi’s borders. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) agitation...
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The Pawar Paradox Never Ends
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As speculation over Sharad Pawar’s equations with the NDA resurfaces, Maharashtra is reminded that its most enduring political constant has always been uncertainty.
There is an old Mumbai saying that...
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When the Clouds Call the Bluff
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Mumbai’s annual monsoon ordeal has become a test of whether governance can keep pace with a changing climate.
Few cities romanticise the monsoon as much as Mumbai. The first showers...
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Power Games in the Rain
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As legislators trade defections for reforms and accusations for applause, Maharashtra’s monsoon session finds the state’s citizens still awaiting relief.
The Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Legislature has evolved into...
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The Battle for Balasaheb's Legacy
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Eknath Shinde’s greatest political challenge is not within the ruling Mahayuti but in ensuring that Uddhav Thackeray ceases to matter.
Maharashtra has seldom witnessed political upheaval on the scale of...
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