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Dhrubo Jyoti

Dhrubo Jyoti

Dhrubo works as an edit resource and writes at the intersection of caste, gender, sexuality and politics. Formerly trained in Physics, abandoned a study of the stars for the glitter of journalism. Fish out of digital water.

Articles by Dhrubo Jyoti

The year ahead: Back to the future

(HT File)

Updated on Jan 01, 2025 02:16 PM IST

2024 yearender: Revival of the caste card

The year saw India’s most explicitly caste-coded elections in a generation.

Updated on Dec 31, 2024 06:20 AM IST

Dhrubo Jyoti picks their favourite read of 2024

Shining a spotlight on the cultural traditions, culinary techniques and beliefs of marginalised castes in Maharashtra (Harper Collins)

Published on Dec 27, 2024 03:35 PM IST

The great liberaliser: Manmohan Singh dies at 92

Manmohan Singh, then India’s finance minister, in a photo from October 24, 1991. (HT Archive)

Updated on Dec 27, 2024 06:39 AM IST

What BR Ambedkar means for today’s India

Chennai: Members of All India Lawyers Union (AILU) stage a protest against Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks related to BR Ambedkar, outside the Madras High Court in Chennai, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) (PTI)

Published on Dec 23, 2024 08:59 PM IST

Modi blames Congress for stifling Constitution across 7 decades

**EDS: VIDEO GRAB VIA SANSAD TV** New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the 'glorious journey of 75 years of the India Constitution', in the ongoing Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_14_2024_000378B)(PTI)

Updated on Dec 15, 2024 08:23 AM IST

Notes that tug at the heart of the Republic

Gautam Awad’s troupe is hired by grassroots communities to mark occasions as varied as Republic Day, weddings or funerals. (HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 02, 2024 05:14 AM IST

Mahayuti seizes a Maha mandate, Soren keeps his Jharkhand crown

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters burst crackers during a celebration as Maharashtra deputy chief minister and party candidate Devendra Fadnavis leads from the Nagpur South West Constituency in the state assembly elections, in Nagpur on Saturday. (ANI)

Updated on Nov 24, 2024 01:02 AM IST

Soren riding on sympathy wave wins Jharkhand

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren with his wife Kalpana Soren show a victory sign during a press conference after INDIA bloc won in the state Assembly elections, in Ranchi on Friday. (ANI/Somnath Sen )

Updated on Nov 24, 2024 09:25 AM IST

Welfare plan led by ‘Ladki Bahin’ affected poll results

Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis being welcomed by BJP workers after the party-led Mahayuti's victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI11_23_2024_000468A)(PTI)

Updated on Nov 24, 2024 09:23 AM IST

Clear narrative, alliance in sync swung the vote in Maharashtra

Clear narrative, alliance in sync swung the vote in Maharashtra

Updated on Nov 24, 2024 06:26 AM IST

What swung the vote in favour of JMM-led alliance in Jharkhand

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren (2L) with his wife Kalpana Murmu Soren (L) flashes the victory sign during celebrations after their JMM-led alliance secured majority votes in the Jharkhand assembly elections (AFP)

Updated on Nov 23, 2024 08:56 PM IST

In Hemant Soren’s successful Jharkhand campaign, tribal connect was key

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren with supporters during his campaign for the state assembly elections. (PTI/VIA @HemantSorenJMM)

Updated on Nov 23, 2024 06:17 PM IST

Mahayuti’s nuts-and-bolts campaign

Even as Mahayuti leaders hit the campaign trail, MVA leaders struggled to tide over rebels and hammer out an internal seat pact (HT FIle Photo/Raju Shinde)

Updated on Nov 23, 2024 03:18 PM IST

Maharashtra polls: Why women matter

Maharashtra assembly polls were held on Wednesday, while votes were counted on Saturday. (ANI photo)

Updated on Nov 23, 2024 03:09 PM IST

Maharashtra election: Exit polls give edge to Mahayuti

Voters wait in queues to cast their vote for the Maharashtra assembly elections, in Akola on Wednesday. (ANI)

Updated on Nov 21, 2024 11:48 AM IST

Fear and longing: Conversations with Dalits in Maharashtra ahead of polls

One of independent India’s longest-running movements – the 16-year-long Namantar struggle by Dalit activists to change the name of Marathwada University to Dr BR Ambedkar University. (HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 20, 2024 09:01 AM IST

Polarisation in the two regions of Jammu and Kashmir

National Conference workers celebrate their party's victory in the Jammu and Kashmir elections in Srinagar on Tuesday. (Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 04:48 AM IST

Return of the mainstream in Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) party leader Omar Abdullah celebrates victory with supporters.(AP)

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 08:36 AM IST

Calculative vs emotive campaigns that may have swung the vote in Haryana

Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini greets supporters after winning the assembly elections from Ladwa constituency in Kurukshetra district,(PTI)

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 04:47 AM IST

State’s larger caste matrix swung the vote in Haryana

Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini greets supporters after winning the assembly elections from Ladwa constituency in Kurukshetra district, (PTI)

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 06:17 AM IST

Historic Haryana hat-trick for BJP, INDIA begins new innings in J&K

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and leaders after the party's victory in the Haryana assembly elections, at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 04:42 AM IST

Edge to INDIA parties in Haryana, J&K: Exit polls

In Haryana, which voted on Saturday, almost every major exit poll predicted that the Congress could come back to power after a decade and gain a comfortable majority on its own, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 06, 2024 10:33 AM IST

In rural Haryana, the conundrum of Dalits goes beyond classification

Terrorised by the violence perpetrated by Jat mobs, scores of Dalit families spent the better part of the next decade on the streets. (HT achives)

Updated on Oct 05, 2024 03:26 AM IST

Out of public eye: 4 grisly crimes and a long wait for justice

People raise slogans demanding justice for the doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 17, 2024 06:15 AM IST

A startling crime cloaked in caste contours, unresolved questions

Police personnel investigate after the bodies of two girls were found hanging from a tree, at Kayamganj area in Farrukhabad, on August 27. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 07, 2024 08:08 AM IST

Stage set for polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana; results on October 4

The panel also reserved nine seats for scheduled tribes, a first, renamed some assembly constituencies, and redrew some others. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 17, 2024 12:41 AM IST

PM Modi calls for a new ‘secular’ civil code

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the gathering at Red Fort in Delhi on Thursday. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 16, 2024 01:07 AM IST

How sub-quotas queer affirmative-action pitch

Dr Ambedkar championed a view which sees reservations as a social lever, used to level the playing field after centuries of oppression (Photo by Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)

Published on Aug 13, 2024 09:21 PM IST

Verdict suggests need for a new Mandal compact

07 August 1991 - VP Singh addressing a Pro-Mandal Rally at Patel Chowk Janata Dal President SR Bommai, Chandrajit Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan are also seen in Picture Aug 7 was declared as Mandal Divas and the Leaders Demanded the Immediate implementation of the Mandal Commission Report.

Published on Jun 12, 2024 09:03 PM IST

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