# Mukul Kesavan

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78 all out: England v India, Headingley Test review

We review the third Test of the England v India series - which England won by an innings and 76 runs. Click here to support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points India's choice of five bowlers - choosing competitiveness over respectability The first morning - when India were bowled out for 78 ...

Ep 201: A Cricket Tragic Celebrates the Game

Cricket has a unique place in Indian society, and has touched and shaped millions of lives. Ramachandra Guha joins Amit Varma in episode 201 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe how he came to love, play and even administer the 'most subtle and sophisticated game known to humankind.' Also chec ...

Ep 10: Dhoni and India

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's career is so resonant for most Indians. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in episode 10 of Econ Central to discuss how Dhoni, when he emerged, represented a new India empowered by liberalisation. He was a disruptor from a small town who led Indian cricket into a new a ...

The Game Changer

Honored to be presenting this wonderful conversation with Yogesh that covers aspects like control of time, self-awareness, brain-food and better decision making. All of which will nudge you towards your passion and making it manifest. Here's a small write up by Yogesh for us - Reach out to Yoge ...

NL Hafta - Episode 56

Mukul Kesavan, professor of Social History at Jamia Millia Islamia University and columnist, joins us for this week’s episode of NL Hafta. The team discusses Smriti Irani’s speech in Parliament, the continuing media coverage of the JNU row and the India Today sting on the group of lawyers who be ...

Can journalists be compelled to hand over electronic devices?

  On October 3, 2023, the Delhi police arrested the founder and editor-in-chief of Newsclick Prabir Purkayastha, and the Human resources head, Amit Chakraborty -under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act). The same day it raided the homes and offices of 46 people i ...

Inside Narendra Modi’s India

Why is Narendra Modi so popular? As India begins voting this week, FP Live host Ravi Agrawal discusses his essay “The New Idea of India” with executive editor Amelia Lester. The two take subscriber questions on how India is changing under Modi and what New Delhi’s foreign policy will look like i ...

Why India’s Modi Underperformed

From pundits to polls, there was a wide expectation this year that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not only win a rare third consecutive term, but also secure an even bigger parliamentary majority than he had before. As results emerged on Tuesday, it was clear that India’s voters had o ...

An unfraternal democracy

This audio story, authored by Mukul Kesavan, critically examines the trajectory of Indian democracy under the leadership of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It delves into the interplay of secularism, majoritarianism, and the RSS’s ideological influence, tracing the socio-political shif ...

I see the protests as “a moment of great hope”; the audacity and impertinence is enheartening

I see the protests as "a moment of great hope"; the audacity and impertinence is enheartening: Mukul Kesavan, Historian, Novelist and Essayist, to Karan Thapar for The Wire. ....................................... Today we focus on the protests that have paralyzed the centre of Delhi since Satu ...