Santwana Bhattacharya

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Santwana Bhattacharya

Police personnel detain demonstrators during a demonstration call by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities, in New Delhi, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.

A curfew does not make the street empty of questions

Santwana Bhattacharya

10 Oct 2026

4 min read

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But SIR, the right to vote is not an election freebie

Santwana Bhattacharya

26 Sep 2026

4 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS Summit, in New Delhi on Saturday.

The BRICS Bazaar: Talk trade, play chess and make peace

Santwana Bhattacharya

12 Sep 2026

5 min read

Belonging is scheduled for international release on November 10 through Alfred A Knopf, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Trouble with books that know too much, or too little

Santwana Bhattacharya

29 Aug 2026

4 min read

The Quit India Movement was a mass civil disobedience movement launched on August 8, 1942, demanding an end to British occupation of India.

Past, pop-corn and the future of freedom

Santwana Bhattacharya

15 Aug 2026

4 min read

Rhiya Ahir, a model, blocks a police van carrying detained protesters during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s ongoing protest movement in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

When the future writes its own entrance exam

Santwana Bhattacharya

25 Jul 2026

4 min read

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