Utkarsh Mishra

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

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Gandhi Called Him 'Father Of The Nation'
Rediff.com5 Sep 2025

On his 200th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra traces the life, thought, and legacy of...

'Declaring End Of Maoist Insurgency By March 2026 Is Foolish'
Rediff.com14 Aug 2025

'Handling or mitigating a rebellion is not a corporate plan with quarterly, half-yearly...

'BJP Not Obliged To Accept RSS Recommendations'
Rediff.com13 Aug 2025

'It is something like traditional Indian families.' 'The family might be run by younger...

'Those Resisting Mughals Should Never Be Forgotten'
Rediff.com12 Aug 2025

'Whenever present-day politics do get involved, history sinks to the level of a...

'Writing History Is Like Solving A Jigsaw Puzzle With A Third Of The Pieces Missing'
Rediff.com12 Aug 2025

'When I undertook a study of temple desecration in precolonial India, it was not enough...

The Train Action That Inspired Bhagat Singh
Rediff.com11 Aug 2025

One hundred years ago, a group of 10 revolutionaries carried out an operation that...

'After Quit India, There Could Be No Retreat'
Rediff.com9 Aug 2025

On the 83rd anniversary of the Quit India movement, Utkarsh Mishra recalls the...

When A Vice President Resigned For The First Time
Rediff.com22 Jul 2025

Vice President V V Giri's resignation in 1969 triggered political upheavals that saw...

Vir Das: Fool Volume Review: Funny And Profound
Rediff.com18 Jul 2025

Vir Das' comedy amuses even those who didn't expect to be amused in the first place,...

50 Years Of Emergency: Banality Of Evil, And A Warning
Rediff.com26 Jun 2025

While India today is vastly different from the India of 1975, the need for vigilance...

'As He Was Taken To The Gallows, He Proclaimed 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'
Rediff.com12 Jun 2025

Standing near the noose, he recited a couplet in which he said he wished nothing but to...

History in Minutes: When Nehru's Kerchief Became Sudan's Flag
Rediff.com27 May 2025

On Jawaharlal Nehru's 61st death anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra recalls how India's first...

'If India Thinks It Has Deterred Pakistan, It Is Very, Very Mistaken'
Rediff.com23 May 2025

'There's a lot of sense in what Prime Minister Modi did, but the Indian government has...

'Unlikely Pakistan Shot Down 3 Rafales'
Rediff.com9 May 2025

'There is no independently verified imagery or battlefield evidence to support...

'Full-Scale War Would Be Catastrophic'
Rediff.com9 May 2025

'India enjoys conventional superiority, but nuclear deterrence imposes clear boundaries.'

Kesari Chapter 2 Review: Ahistorical, But Entertaining
Rediff.com19 Apr 2025

If you disregard history and are ready to watch Kesari 2 purely as an entertainer, you...

Kesari 2: What *Really* Happened
Rediff.com16 Apr 2025

The grilling of Brigadier-General Dyer by Akshay Kumar's Sir C Sankaran Nair, as shown...

History in Minutes: When Dr Ambedkar Was Denied Water
Rediff.com14 Apr 2025

On the 134th birth anniversary of the chief architect of the Indian Constitution,...

Just Who Was Mahatma Phule?
Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

The latest biopic on Jyotibai Phule has come at a time when the Department of Taking...

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

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