Articles by Rajdeep Sardesai
Empress of an idol dynasty
The statues and memorials may make Mayawati appear a Goddess-like figure to her supporters, but they will only increase the sense of alienation among other social groups, including the Brahmins who had supported her in her 2007 Assembly victory, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Jul 10, 2009 12:24 AM IST
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Black & white TV
Within hours of India’s defeat in the T20 World Cup, headlines on some television channels were screaming: should Mahendra Singh Dhoni be sacked. Is there no place for the intelligent middle ground in round-the-clock television news, asks Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Jun 25, 2009 11:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajdeep Sardesai, New Delhi
A Pawar play gone awry
The ‘regionalism’, which ostensibly was to be the basis for future growth of the Nationalist Congress Party, has also failed to take off. Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Updated on May 08, 2012 05:05 PM IST
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Past its blooming period
The BJP needs to rediscover the average middle class voter who isn’t swayed by shrill vocabulary or marketing hype. In an increasingly aspirational society, this voter is only concerned with his personal well-being and an assurance of future prosperity, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on May 29, 2009 12:05 AM IST
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Your guess is as good as mine
Political India today is a mirror cracked, with each political party reflecting broken glass shards. Holding together the shattered pieces will always be a tough and painful process, which is why we may be in for a long and cruel summer, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on May 14, 2009 10:31 PM IST
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Lost in transition
Despite the Gandhi family’s ties with UP, the Congress is hardly in the picture. Rajdeep Sardesai elaborates.
Updated on Apr 30, 2009 09:32 PM IST
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In a league of their own
Indian Premier League versus Indian Political League, cricket versus elections, batsman versus neta: India’s two great passions appear to be in direct and intense competition over the next month, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Apr 16, 2009 10:42 PM IST
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Here comes the bogeyman
It should be no surprise then that both the UPA and the NDA are going into elections 2009 in a shrunken state. Both, in a sense, are artificial coalitions, driven by political opportunism, and not through any common minimum programme as is claimed. Both reflect the complete dependence of the national parties on regional forces, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Apr 02, 2009 10:16 PM IST
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The other great-grandson
If we have any faith in the idea of India as a multi-religious society with a republican Constitution, we must not allow Varun to get away so easily. That’s the least Jawaharlal and our founding fathers would expect of us. Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Updated on Mar 19, 2009 11:06 PM IST
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Sent back to the pavilion
The Lahore message was designed not for Colombo, but for Islamabad, the White House, and indeed, the entire global community: terrorists could strike anywhere, anytime in Pakistan, and the civilian government could do little to rein them in. Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Updated on Mar 06, 2009 01:20 PM IST
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Beyond the byte | Rajdeep Sardesai
Live from Pakistan
In a society as dangerously chaotic and complex as contemporary Pakistan is, it is the emergence of news channels like Geo and Dawn News, as a forum for informed public debate which offers some hope for the future of Pakistani democracy, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Feb 20, 2009 12:29 PM IST
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Easy lies the crown
The Congress should have the courage to project Manmohan Singh as the next PM, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Feb 05, 2009 10:19 PM IST
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The door’s open, come right in
The Prime Minister post which in a constitutional democracy should be the ultimate barometer of leadership skills could now be decided by arithmetic jugglery revolving around political immorality of the worst kind. Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Updated on Jan 22, 2009 09:00 PM IST
Growing up & showing it
Our young leaders should impress us by their new ideas. Not by their youth alone, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Jan 12, 2009 09:57 PM IST
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Something’s got to give
For those who had been affected by Partition, the love-hate relationship with the ‘other side’ was connected with their collective memories of childhood. Rajdeep Sardesai elaborates.
Updated on Dec 26, 2008 02:24 AM IST
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Voting with our heads
The key takeaway from the assembly election results is that the Indian voter now places a premium on good governance at the local level. Sheila Dikshit was endorsed yet again because the Delhi voter saw her as someone who is committed to make the national capital a better place to live in, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Dec 12, 2008 01:30 AM IST
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Life is no longer elsewhere
November 26 has ensured that the Indian upper middle class has emerged from its cocoon of privilege. The voices being heard at the Gateway of India are a slowly gathering momentum, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Dec 02, 2008 09:11 PM IST
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Dada-da-da!
It is perhaps entirely appropriate then that MS Dhoni was captaining Sourav in his last Test. For like Ganguly, Dhoni, too, has made self-belief and aggression his calling card, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Nov 13, 2008 10:42 PM IST
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You’ve lost the plot
‘Goondaism’ is not the way forward for forging a robust Maharashtrian identity. By vandalising a shop or stoning a taxi, what kind of mindless regional chauvinism are we promoting? Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Updated on Oct 30, 2008 08:41 PM IST
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2 little masters
Sunil Gavaskar, the original Little Master, savours Tendulkar in full flow. In an exclusive interview with the first 10,000 run-getter of the game and the world’s first 12,000 run man, CNN-IBN editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai dwells on cricket down the ages.
Updated on Nov 02, 2019 01:03 AM IST
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Otherhood of man
Politicians - ‘secular’ and ‘saffron’ - this is a time when you must answer the call to the noblest urges of your chosen profession. Politics is not just about winning elections; it’s about moral leadership of people, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Oct 16, 2008 08:59 PM IST
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Face the nation
Why are so many of our top politicians, unlike their American counterparts, uncomfortable with the idea of being questioned on TV? Rajdeep Sardesai ponders.
Updated on Oct 02, 2008 09:36 PM IST
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Blasts, blasts, blah
The terrorist will always win if politicians convert mass murder into an ideological issue. Criminals must be fought through the police and the state, not by politics, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Sep 18, 2008 09:16 PM IST
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A tale of two Azmis
Both the Azmis (Shabana Azmi and Abu Azmi) seem to be projecting the Muslim as ‘victim’, and yet their personal and political persuasions could not be more different. Rajdeep Sardesai examines.
Updated on Sep 04, 2008 09:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajdeep Sardesai
Ready, steady... go?
What is needed to sustain the Beijing momentum with a commitment to harness talent across the country, not just in the big cities. Now, other sports too need to be 'liberated' from the mai-baap culture of the Nehruvian era. Rajdeep Sardesai examines.
Updated on Aug 22, 2008 01:10 AM IST
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Ghetto blasters
Individual acts of resilience cannot be confused with collective harmony. Ahmedabad is physically and psychologically divided by walls of hatred, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Aug 07, 2008 09:46 AM IST
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Cash strapped
Since these smaller parties are tightly controlled by individuals, it’s easy to do business with them: strike a deal with the person at the top and the rest will fall in line. Rajdeep Sardesai examines.
Updated on Jul 25, 2008 12:54 AM IST
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Amar chitra katha
From political gatecrasher to India’s Most Wanted, Amar Singh has come a long way. He represents a new breed of politicians who have redefined the rules of the game, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Jul 10, 2008 10:21 PM IST
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Separate at birth
It’s taken as long as four years for the realisation to dawn that the UPA-Left equation was perhaps untenable to begin with, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
Updated on Jun 26, 2008 11:07 PM IST
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O, for an Obama
Can the Indian political system throw up an Obama-like figure who exemplifies in his own person, the ‘change we can believe in’ tagline? Rajdeep Sardesai examines...
Updated on Jun 12, 2008 10:45 PM IST
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