By Ratnakar Tripathy   Thinking Indian politics! Lazy is Sunday. Thus this! It remains a matter of debate whether Bihar will gain much from its impending special status. I will stay away from this debate as a sensible layman. But it does indicate two important things to me – a perception that all Bihar needs from the centre is a special package and Bihar will take care of itself rest of the time. This is no longer unique to Bihar. Several other states have turned inwards in the awareness that the centre is basically incapable of doing much for them. This is a sign of the changing... 

Ghoora [घूरा] Politician vs citizen: the philosophical essence of Lokpal/ Anna movement By Ratnakar Tripathy Despite all the yelling and jeering in the Indian parliament over the Lokpal issue in recent days and weeks, we the educated should calmly look at the philosophical drift of the great debate that Indian democracy is going through. The parliament will never be a tame and sober affair like an academic seminar in a university department. It will always remain a cross between a knives out board meeting and a family conference, where power play can be felt most palpably on the... 

Why the Binayak Sen Case will damage BJP’s long term prospects? Delhi, Raipur: while the whole world has its eyes on the course that Binayak Sen case has taken and will continue to do so right till the Supreme Court level, there are reasons why BJP should worry about its own prospects and votes in the coming Lok sabha elections. By denying bail to Binayak Sen, the Chhatisgarh government may have undone all the gains made by the party at the centre. Till yesterday, the BJP was placed in a very good situation, politically. The Congress regime at the centre is reeling under an unstopping...