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Utkarsh Mishra writes on politics and current affairs. You can e-mail the author at utkarshm@rediff.co.in

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History in Minutes: The Meerut Conspiracy Case
History in Minutes: The Meerut Conspiracy Case
Rediff.com18 Mar 2025

The Meerut Conspiracy Case was aimed at curbing communist influence in India. However,...

Salvaging Marx From The 'Marxists'
Salvaging Marx From The 'Marxists'
Rediff.com15 Mar 2025

'If we truly wish to understand and apply Marx's insights today, we must reject the...

History in Minutes: Who Betrayed Chandra Shekhar Azad?
History in Minutes: Who Betrayed Chandra Shekhar Azad?
Rediff.com28 Feb 2025

On the 94th anniversary of the revolutionary giant's martyrdom, Utkarsh Mishra revisits...

Why Pyaasa Is A Must Watch 68 Years On
Why Pyaasa Is A Must Watch 68 Years On
Rediff.com26 Feb 2025

'At a time when the 'my country, right or wrong' attitude is sweeping over the...

History In Minutes: The Communist Manifesto
History In Minutes: The Communist Manifesto
Rediff.com21 Feb 2025

On its 177th anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra explores the history and relevance of The...

Emergency Review: Kangana's Disaster
Emergency Review: Kangana's Disaster
Rediff.com17 Jan 2025

Kangana Ranaut's decline as an actor feels complete, observes Utkarsh Mishra.

Why You Must Watch Freedom at Midnight
Why You Must Watch Freedom at Midnight
Rediff.com15 Nov 2024

Freedom At Midnight is a bold attempt to revisit the whole discourse about Partition,...

Why Did IC-814 Series Mute ISI Role?
Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

Captain Sharan and Flight Engineer Anil Jaggia both confirm that the hijackers seemed...

When Bhagat Singh Asked Rajguru To Shoot Him
Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

On Bhagat Singh's 117th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra recounts fascinating...

10 Times Arvind Kejriwal Made Headlines
Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

From the time he first rose to prominence during the movement against the then UPA...

Emergency Trailer: On Expected Lines
Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

As with biopics these days, Kangana Ranaut's films may be less about telling the story...

'Hindutva Must Refute Nehru To Make Its Case'
Rediff.com27 May 2024

'Nehru remains central to the polemic between the Congress and the BJP, or stated...

Modi In Varanasi: Festive Saffron Fervour
Rediff.com14 May 2024

Utkarsh Mishra's impressions of the Narendra Modi roadshow in Varanasi.

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Lost In Politics
Rediff.com23 Mar 2024

With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good...

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar
Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra...

'Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 is a missed opportunity'
Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

'On hard cases like this one, the Supreme Court has only episodically stood against...

Why Oppenheimer Liked Hinduism
Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

'Hinduism meshed with his sense that the world was paradoxical and puzzling.'

Nehru: The Man Who Knew No Fear
Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

On Jawaharlal Nehru's 134th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra recounts incidents where...

Why Article 370 Failed To Protect Kashmiri Pandits
Rediff.com11 Aug 2023

'The relationship between Kashmiri Pandits and Article 370 is vexed.' 'Sentiment in...

'Incorrect to say Article 370 has been abrogated'
Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

'Article 370 laid down the edifice of the relationship between J-K and the Union of...