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Ruben Banerjee

Ruben Banerjee

New Delhi-based Ruben Banerjee is the former editor-in-chief of Outlook magazine and the author of three acclaimed books.

New Delhi-based Ruben Banerjee is the former editor-in-chief of Outlook magazine and the author of three acclaimed books.

Articles from author

Don’t write off India’s political star, Kejriwal, despite resignation

It is difficult to keep pace with Arvind Kejriwal's unpredictability, and the BJP cannot be wholly faulted for not knowing how to respond to his abrupt resignation.

Don’t write off India’s political star, Kejriwal, despite resignation

Don’t write off India’s political star, Kejriwal, despite resignation

India’s Hindu right-wing unleashed a monster. Now it is out of control

The country's Hindu majority is outraged by the killing of an upper-caste boy by right-wing vigilantes. For years, they have remained silent while the same groups killed Muslims with impunity.

India’s Hindu right-wing unleashed a monster. Now it is out of control

India’s Hindu right-wing unleashed a monster. Now it is out of control

Why Modi pulled India's anti-Muslim citizenship law out of cold storage

The law is discriminatory toward the Muslim minority and its implementation before the elections is a means to garner votes from the Hindu majority in the upcoming elections.

Why Modi pulled India's anti-Muslim citizenship law out of cold storage

Why Modi pulled India's anti-Muslim citizenship law out of cold storage

India’s top court scrapping anonymous poll funding is a setback for Modi

The verdict striking down electoral bonds has restored the faith of a sizeable section of the population who had felt betrayed by some of the decisions handed out by the Supreme Court in the past few years.

India’s top court scrapping anonymous poll funding is a setback for Modi

India’s top court scrapping anonymous poll funding is a setback for Modi

In India’s battle for Hindu supremacy, the bulldozer is its newest weapon

By selectively targeting the country’s Muslims, the ruling far-right BJP appeases its core Hindu base.

In India’s battle for Hindu supremacy, the bulldozer is its newest weapon

In India’s battle for Hindu supremacy, the bulldozer is its newest weapon

A tale of two cities: The rippling effects of Islamophobia in Modi’s India

The hijab ban and several other controversies in Karnataka state have compromised Bengaluru's status as India's Silicon Valley.

A tale of two cities: The rippling effects of Islamophobia in Modi’s India

A tale of two cities: The rippling effects of Islamophobia in Modi’s India

Hindu nationalism will ultimately harm all of India

The ideology will likely leave India divided, weaker and poorer.

Hindu nationalism will ultimately harm all of India

Hindu nationalism will ultimately harm all of India

The Karnataka hijab ban is the latest result of India’s Hindutva laboratory

The far-right Bharatiya Janata Party and its Hindutva ideology are becoming more deeply entrenched in the country’s south, with sinister consequences for Muslims and other minorities.

The Karnataka hijab ban is the latest result of India’s Hindutva laboratory

The Karnataka hijab ban is the latest result of India’s Hindutva laboratory

How the BJP has further marginalised Muslims from Indian electoral politics

Even opposition parties don’t challenge the plight and lack of representation of Muslims in India’s climate of religious intolerance and violence.

How the BJP has further marginalised Muslims from Indian electoral politics

How the BJP has further marginalised Muslims from Indian electoral politics

Gandhi's murder: Debate rages still over Hindutva ideology role

While two new books offer opposing views on the role of the far-right RSS in the assassination of the spiritual and political leader, Hindutva ideology remains a common thread.

Gandhi's murder: Debate rages still over Hindutva ideology role

Gandhi's murder: Debate rages still over Hindutva ideology role