by Annie Philip | Mar 24, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections
By Rajashri Dasgupta Nandigram is no ordinary village in West Bengal. Located about 150 kms from Kolkata, it was the epicentre of the agitation by farmers against land acquisition in 2007. Today it is once again in the eye of the storm: the state’s Chief Minister,...
by Annie Philip | Mar 21, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections
By Manjira Majumdar Every five years, the Assembly elections in West Bengal (WB) turn very critical. This year it is all the more so due to the fact that communal politics, which Bengal has never seen nor accepted – despite the experience of Partition based on...
by Annie Philip | Mar 19, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections
By Durba Ghosh Women in Assam comprise nearly 50 per cent of the total electorate. Political parties have definitely taken this into consideration during the ongoing election season, wooing them in order to win votes in the forthcoming Legislative Assembly polls in...
by Annie Philip | Mar 17, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections
By Sarita Mohanan Bhama Political parties are in a never-before tailspin in Kerala, flurrying to re-tailor the “women component” in their lists of candidates for the 2021 Assembly elections. The trigger? The State Mahila Congress President, Lathika Subhash, had...
by Annie Philip | Mar 15, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections
By Swarna Rajagopalan (guest post) Over the years, I have come to bristle and splutter when asked to justify the importance of including more and more women — an equal number, even — in electoral nominations and political appointments. It’s 2021, I want to snap, and...
