News / Author / Dhrubo Jyoti

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

‘It’s felt like starting a band’: Behind the scenes of the new magazine, Equator

The founders of Equator hope to launch a print edition next year and meanwhile publish one or two pieces a week on the website. (Equator.org)

Art and Culture

Updated on Nov 21, 2025 09:51 pm IST

Bihar elections: Looking beyond the Mandal versus Kamandal paradigm

Mandal endures because caste continues to be a material concern for millions of Indians, not because it’s an ideological project. (HT Photo)

Published on Nov 15, 2025 09:58 pm IST

What swung the votes in Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar addresses the NDA workers' conference, in Madhubani, Bihar (PTI)

Updated on Nov 15, 2025 01:52 am IST

What swung the vote in Bihar polls: Caste calculus

BJP supporters with a cutout photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they celebrate NDA's performance in the Bihar elections (Rahul Sharma)

Published on Nov 15, 2025 01:51 am IST

What swung vote in Bihar polls: Fatigue and resentment among Muslim vote base

BJP supporters celebrate NDA's performance in the Bihar elections in Patna on Friday. (Pappi Sharma)

Updated on Nov 15, 2025 01:51 am IST

What swung the vote in Bihar polls: Campaigning

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Ram during the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar. (@INCIndia)

Updated on Nov 15, 2025 01:51 am IST

What swung the vote in Bihar polls: Welfare outreach and cash transfers

Nalanda, Nov 14 (ANI): Women in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's village, Kalyan Bigha, celebrate NDA's performance in the Bihar elections on Friday (ANI)

Updated on Nov 15, 2025 01:52 am IST

In Bihar elections, NDA scripts grand bloc buster

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters after NDA’s win in the Bihar Assembly elections, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Friday. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 15, 2025 01:59 am IST

After ‘record’ turnout, polls predict big NDA win in Bihar

Voters show their inked fingers after casting their vote in the final phase of the Bihar assembly election, in West Champaran on Tuesday. (ANI)

Updated on Nov 12, 2025 05:32 am IST

Review: Caste; A Global Story by Suraj Milind Yengde

The India Day celebrations in New York. The most interesting sections of Suraj Yengde’s new book include expositions of the diaspora in Trinidad and the US, and the growth of caste among the Indian communities there. (Shutterstock)

Published on Nov 01, 2025 03:18 am IST

Bihar polls to be held in two phases, Nov 14 decision day

Bihar chief electoral officer Vinod Singh Gunjiyal addresses a press conference after announcing the dates for assembly polls in Patna on Monday. (ANI)

Published on Oct 07, 2025 04:08 am IST

From Fire to Sabar Bonda: Dhrubo Jyoti on the quiet revolution in queer cinema

Bhushaan Manoj and Suraaj Suman are remarkable as the friends-turning-tentative-lovers Anand and Balya.

Art and Culture

Updated on Oct 03, 2025 04:55 pm IST

Paper trails, lost salaries: Stories of struggle, success in Bihar SIR drive

A painter paints a wall to create awareness among voters ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 at the state election department premises.(ANI)

Published on Aug 21, 2025 06:34 am IST

Interview: AR Venkatachalapathy, author, Swadeshi Steam

Author AR Venkatachalapathy (Courtesy the subject)

Published on Aug 16, 2025 03:30 am IST

In I-Day speech, PM Modi stresses on self-reliance, national security

PM Modi also hailed the armed forces and the prowess of Made-in-India weapons during Operation Sindoor in his 103-minute-long address – his longest ever from the ramparts of the Red Fort.(HT Photo/Raj K Raj)

Updated on Aug 15, 2025 04:49 pm IST

Modi outlines vision centered around self-reliance, defence, pledges simpler GST

Today, I urge the young scientists, talented youth, engineers, professionals, and all departments of the government that we should have our jet engines for our own Made in India fighter jets. (PTI)

Published on Aug 15, 2025 12:04 pm IST

Second leg of Bihar’s poll roll drive throws up stark choices

A special ECI camp in Patna to process claims and objections. (HT Photo)

Published on Aug 14, 2025 04:10 am IST

Caught between identity, survival: Tale of a Gurugram exodus

Over the past week, nearly 1,000 families of Bengali-speaking migrant workers have packed up and left Gurugram in hired trucks and buses.(HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 30, 2025 04:49 am IST

Forty years after Karamchedu, caste cauldron still simmers

Caste atrocities have blighted the history of independent India, belying the promise of India’s founding document many times over, and splintering the hopes of each generation to undo the knots of caste that continue to bind society. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 16, 2025 08:03 pm IST

In Bihar, forms, fear and the right to vote

Patna District Magistrate Tyagrajan SM inspecting Mahadalit Tola of Shrirampur Panchayat of Korhar village of Bihta block and the progress in the distribution and collection of counting forms under the special intensive revision campaign of the electoral list at Bihta in Patna, Bihar, on July 2. (Santosh Kumar/HT)

Updated on Jul 11, 2025 01:41 am IST

‘Like a thousand fireflies lighting the sky’

‘Like a thousand fireflies lighting the sky’

Published on May 22, 2025 07:04 am IST

Heart Lamp: Banu Mushtaq wins Booker Prize for Kannada short story collection

Kannada writer-lawyer-activist Banu Mushtaq has won the International Booker prize for the short story anthology, Heart Lamp.((X/KiranKS))

Published on May 21, 2025 06:15 am IST

Won’t tolerate nuclear blackmail, terror, talks can’t go together: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on Operation Sindoor on Monday. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 13, 2025 08:13 am IST

Pakistan’s dubious record casts shadow over ceasefire deal

Pakistani nationals celebrate the ceasefire deal in Multan on Saturday. (AP)

Updated on May 11, 2025 05:16 am IST

We have promises to keep: Dhrubo Jyoti writes on equity and the pandemic

(HT Illustration: Rahul Pakarath)

Art and Culture

Updated on Mar 08, 2025 01:01 pm IST

Telangana’s caste count creates new conundrum

An enumerator records details of a respondent in the Siddipet district of Telangana. (HT photo)

Published on Feb 26, 2025 06:20 am IST

What swung the vote in Delhi polls: Welfare

Water woes at Sanjay Colony. (HT File)

Published on Feb 09, 2025 08:30 am IST

What swung the vote in Delhi polls: Class

BJP supporters celebrate outside the Delhi BJP office. (Arvind Yadav/HT)

Published on Feb 09, 2025 08:16 am IST

What swung the vote in Delhi polls: Civic issues

Potholes at Mahadev Mandir Chowk. (Arvind Yadav/HT)

Published on Feb 09, 2025 08:06 am IST

What swung the vote in Delhi polls: Corruption

BJP supporters celebrate outside the Delhi BJP headquarters. (Reuters)

Published on Feb 09, 2025 07:56 am IST

SHARE

Copy

Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin

1
2
3
...

Copyright © 2025 HT Digital Streams Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Story Saved

Live Score

Your Subscription Plan

Saved Articles

Subscribe Now!

Follow Us On