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Pavan K Varma
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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in support of Shiv Sena candidates from Kolhapur and Hatkanangale constituencies Sanjay Mandlik and Dhairyasheel Mane respectively for the Lok Sabha elections, in Kolhapur district. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Our inequality is inherited, curable only by solid...

    Prime Minister rallies in Kolhapur and Goa, criticises INDIA bloc's divisive agenda and accuses Congress of aiming to...

    27 April 2024 11:12 PM IST

    BJP supporters wear masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Union Home Minister Amit Shahs public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Noida, Saturday, April 13, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Post Ayodhya euphoria, will govt be called to...

    The over-reliance on Prime Minister Modi in the campaign raises questions about the party's leadership dynamics.

    14 April 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Exploring the intersection of shastrartha and electoral politics: promoting civilized conversations and intellectual exchange in Indian society.Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Whom to elect? Let the civil discourse decide it

    Embracing the tradition of shastrartha, Indian civil discourse finds its roots in ancient dialogues and intellectual...

    31 March 2024 12:31 AM IST

    The Supreme Court also directed the Election Commission of India to hold the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir by September 30 next year. (AP)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | To keep democratic project safe, insulate the...

    Upholding judicial independence is crucial for safeguarding democracy and citizens' rights.

    17 March 2024 3:15 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. (DC Images)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Govts a continuum: Modi, Nehru face-off ill-advised

    Comparing leaders like Nehru and Modi is facile; history should be judged in context. Both have strengths and weaknesses

    18 Feb 2024 1:40 AM IST

    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Nitish takes Aya Ram, Gaya Ram' to new low

    Nitish Kumar's Political Odyssey: From 'Sushasan Babu' to the Chair's Captive-"

    4 Feb 2024 12:25 AM IST

    View of the Ram Mandir in the evening ahead of its consecration ceremony, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Fairness, decorum qualities epitomised by Tulsi's Ram

    Shri Ram was only the saguna manifestation of that absolute nirguna Brahman. This is underlined by Tulsi throughout the...

    20 Jan 2024 8:52 PM IST

    Offerings brought by devotees during a Sandesh Yatra from Nepals Janakpur, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Drama after trauma: Much politics in the name of Ram

    A judicially sanctioned Temple Trust has been constituted to oversee the construction.

    7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Modi and India: 2024 and the Battle for Bharat by Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya. (Image: Twitter)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Road to Bharat is riddled with pitfalls of Hindutva

    Cultural colonisation takes decades after that to be erased, and India is a good example to illustrate this.

    24 Dec 2023 12:09 AM IST

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI File Image)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Whither democracy sans a functional Opposition?

    It has become more than apparent by now that those at the helm in the Congress are just incapable of decisive and...

    10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a public meeting ahead of Rajasthan Assembly elections, in Anupgarh, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Pavan Varma | Inner-party democracy is vital, along with elections

    Unquestionable authoritarianism at the helm may give the illusion of strong leadership, but it is definitively...

    26 Nov 2023 12:13 AM IST

    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (PTI file photo)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Caste census to hide Nitish record? Let's rethink...

    The unfortunate truth is that increasingly reservations have become a substitute for administrative competence and good...

    11 Nov 2023 11:45 PM IST

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