Rahul Sagar
Articles by Rahul Sagar

For democracy, X marks the spot. But only for now

Transparency reduces the scope for sensationalism on X and thus imperils user engagement, a metric Musk cares deeply about. So, perhaps, in a few weeks the algorithms at X will magically boost complaints about “user privacy”. (AFPafp)
Published on Nov 28, 2025 09:45 pm IST

Lessons from history for republic of rajas

A visitor looks at a picture scene during her visit to the opening of
Updated on Feb 05, 2025 10:45 pm IST

The custodial death of Indian history

The task of digitising and presenting archival materials must be entrusted to a dedicated non-profit foundation governed by a board composed solely of experienced professionals (Chaitanya Library, Kolkata/ Nidhi Shukla, 2020)
Published on Mar 12, 2023 08:29 pm IST

The 7 habits of highly effective Maharajas

Between 1858 and 1883, Raja Sir Tanjore Madhava Rao had the unique distinction of serving successively as dewan to the maharajas of Travancore, Indore, and Baroda. In each instance, he was lauded for transforming moribund regimes into Model States (WIKICOMMONS)
Updated on Sept 14, 2022 09:11 pm IST

The BJP and Indian democracy

Whether BJP’s Hindu nationalist policies are an expression of democracy or a threat to it hinges on methods it employs(Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 28, 2020 07:45 pm IST

The US Left and Indian democracy | Analysis

The abrogation of Article 370 is criticised but little concern is shown for iniquities that sheltered under the benign term, for example, the ethnic cleansing of Pandits, discrimination against Dalits, corruption, and the blight of dynastism(Amal KS/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 06, 2020 06:29 am IST

Discovering India’s intellectual past

The periodicals show the reverence of our forefathers for modern knowledge, and their conceptions of India(IdeasofIndia.org)
Published on Dec 02, 2019 06:30 am IST
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