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Dhrubo Jyoti

Dhrubo works as an edit resource and writes at the intersection of caste, gender, sexuality and politics. Formerly trained in Physics, abandoned a study of the stars for the glitter of journalism. Fish out of digital water.

Articles by Dhrubo Jyoti

Calculative vs emotive campaigns that may have swung the vote in Haryana

In Haryana, BJP's strategic campaign outperformed Congress's emotional appeal in elections, leading to significant losses for the latter amid internal strife.

Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini greets supporters after winning the assembly elections from Ladwa constituency in Kurukshetra district,(PTI)
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 04:47 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

State’s larger caste matrix swung the vote in Haryana

Haryana's 2024 election saw BJP capitalise on caste dynamics, countering Jat dominance and winning key votes from OBCs and Dalits.

Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini greets supporters after winning the assembly elections from Ladwa constituency in Kurukshetra district, (PTI)
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 06:17 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

Historic Haryana hat-trick for BJP, INDIA begins new innings in J&K

BJP's historic win in Haryana secures a third term, while NC-Congress alliance dominates Jammu & Kashmir elections, reshaping national political dynamics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and leaders after the party's victory in the Haryana assembly elections, at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 04:42 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

Edge to INDIA parties in Haryana, J&K: Exit polls

The assembly polls in the two northern regions are the first elections since this summer’s Lok Sabha results.

In Haryana, which voted on Saturday, almost every major exit poll predicted that the Congress could come back to power after a decade and gain a comfortable majority on its own, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party. (ANI)
Updated on Oct 06, 2024 10:33 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti

In rural Haryana, the conundrum of Dalits goes beyond classification

In Kharkhoda, Dalits face challenges amid political promises ahead of October 5 polls, with subclassification stirring mixed feelings and hopes for change.

Terrorised by the violence perpetrated by Jat mobs, scores of Dalit families spent the better part of the next decade on the streets. (HT achives)
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 03:26 AM IST
By, , Sonepat/gurugram

Out of public eye: 4 grisly crimes and a long wait for justice

On August 9, four women in India faced horrific crimes, igniting protests and highlighting a national crisis of violence against women and systemic injustices.

People raise slogans demanding justice for the doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 06:15 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

A startling crime cloaked in caste contours, unresolved questions

One loved sewing patterns into slivers of cotton

Police personnel investigate after the bodies of two girls were found hanging from a tree, at Kayamganj area in Farrukhabad, on August 27. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 08:08 AM IST

Stage set for polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana; results on October 4

This is the first assembly polls in J-K since a controversial delimitation exercise earmarked 47 assembly seats for Kashmir and 43 for Jammu in its final order

The panel also reserved nine seats for scheduled tribes, a first, renamed some assembly constituencies, and redrew some others. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 12:41 AM IST

PM Modi calls for a new ‘secular’ civil code

UCC refers to a common set of laws that will subsume customary laws across faiths and govern issues such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and maintenance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the gathering at Red Fort in Delhi on Thursday. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 01:07 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

How sub-quotas queer affirmative-action pitch

The Supreme Court’s decision green-lighting SC/ST sub-quotas and a secondary call to enforce creamy layer exclusions hold the potential to upend a settled but imperfect compact

Dr Ambedkar championed a view which sees reservations as a social lever, used to level the playing field after centuries of oppression (Photo by Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)
Published on Aug 13, 2024 09:21 PM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti

Verdict suggests need for a new Mandal compact

The old quota politics has exhausted itself — but no party can now afford to ignore any community or elide their complaints about prosperity or security

07 August 1991 - VP Singh addressing a Pro-Mandal Rally at Patel Chowk Janata Dal President SR Bommai, Chandrajit Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan are also seen in Picture Aug 7 was declared as Mandal Divas and the Leaders Demanded the Immediate implementation of the Mandal Commission Report.
Published on Jun 12, 2024 09:03 PM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti

The three states that dealt the biggest blow to BJP

The story of the BJP’s inability to cross the 250 mark in terms of seats, is really the story of its failure in the three electorally most important states in the country

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with defense minister Rajnath Singh and home minister Amit Shah at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. (AP Photo)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:41 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

How caste dynamics influenced the outcome

From data analysed by HT, there were two takeaways. One, the BJP had slipped in SC seats. Two, the BJP did worse among SC seats

Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief Chandrashekhar Azad receives certificate after winning the LS elections from Nagina. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 06:32 AM IST

How TMC went back to drawing board, fended off formidable BJP

Mamata Banerjee faced tough challenges in the 2024 poll campaign against an energised BJP

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (File Photo)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 07:02 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

Oppn highs: Cong rise, UP rally, Bengal sweep

The outcome of the 2024 polls seemed a foregone conclusion, so much so that Modi set targets of 370 for the BJP and 400 for the NDA, numbers unheard of since the heyday of Congress domination

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi during the press conference at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday. (Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 06:52 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

Politwist: it’s game on!

Written off in the exit polls, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) won 234 seats

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets party workers upon his arrival for a meeting at the party headquarters as the party leads in the Lok Sabha elections amid the counting of votes, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 06:44 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

Today: Mandate with destiny

Over 642 million votes cast in India's Lok Sabha elections, with PM Modi expected to secure a third term. Exit polls favor BJP over the opposition.

Polling officials prepare for the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha polls, at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 01:24 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

The dynamics of grassroots democracy

Meerut, Banswara and Kolhapur have become milestones of the 76-day LS poll campaign with the narrative and tone turning in each place

Women show their inked fingers after casting their vote in Barwada village of Jaipur during the first phase of elections on April 19. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 06:58 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti

Exit polls predict big win, hat-trick for Modi

Exit polls predict a landslide victory for BJP in Indian general elections, with PM Modi poised for a historic third consecutive term.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to become the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to secure three consecutive terms, a clutch of exit polls predicted on Saturday. (ANI)
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 06:06 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

Grit and bias clash as transpeople strive to carve out path in Indian politics

Her story is one of resilience, highlighting the transformative power of grassroots activism amidst persistent institutional biases and discrimination

Disha Pinky Sheikh is poet and worker, charismatic speaker and state vice-president of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi(HT Photo)
Published on Jun 01, 2024 02:40 AM IST

Election In Pincodes: Climate, caste shadow over delta

Perched on the southernmost tip of Bengal, the Sundarbans mangrove archipelago is a collection of 102 islands that form a crucial carbon sink.

Cyclone Remal battered the coasts of Bengal and Bangladesh over the weekend, displacing nearly a million people. (HT photo)
Updated on May 30, 2024 07:48 AM IST

My first vote: ‘Don’t care who wins, want to be counted as a citizen’

Reshmi Biswas, a transgender activist, overcomes bias and hurdles to vote for the first time in the Indian general elections, aiming to affirm her right as a citizen.

Reshmi Biswas, 23 (HT Photo)
Updated on May 29, 2024 06:18 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

Election In Pincodes: Digital push by parties a glimpse at future of campaigning

Tales of Rameshwar Kadian's youth wrestling skills are now replaced by WhatsApp videos in Haryana villages. Digital campaigning gains momentum in the region.

Across Haryana, it is now common to see clumps of people under large trees or in a courtyard, huddled over a phone. (HT photo)
Updated on May 24, 2024 07:06 PM IST
By, , Jind/sonepat/gurugram

Election in Pincodes: A groundswell of anxiety and hope grips Kashmir

The LS polls are the first major elections here since August 5, 2019. Anxiety about delimitation and resentment with State have calcified into historic turnout

In Chaklipora, voters have long braved militancy to vote. (HT photo)
Updated on May 21, 2024 08:45 AM IST
By, Mir Ehsan

Give them a round of... uproar: Dhrubo Jyoti talks to Dalit stand-up comics

They’re looking to punch back (yes, they hear the quota jokes), tell some truths, be seen. They want their sets to be light fun too; maybe in the next stage.

Ankur Tangade, 25, draws from real life. One story she tells is about a friend who visited her home but refused to drink any tea, ‘because I’m a pure vegetarian’. “Do you think we eat mutton out of our cups?” Tangade asked.
Updated on May 10, 2024 03:34 PM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti

Election In Pincodes: Caste and welfare cocktail, with a southern flavour

HT looks at some key constituencies across the country that encapsulate the issues shaping the ongoing Lok Sabha electoral contest.

A volunteer collects data during the caste survey. (HT photo)
Updated on May 09, 2024 12:51 AM IST

Election In Pincodes: Caste, gender spur a churn in India’s migration sink

HT looks at some key constituencies across the country that encapsulate the issues shaping the ongoing Lok Sabha electoral contest.

In Maratipur, only a few stay back due to a lack of jobs. (HT photo)
Updated on May 07, 2024 12:49 AM IST
By, Aditya Nath Jha

Amid welfare push, the shifting sands of Dalit politics in Agra

Agra encapsulates the churn within the community and the battle of two ideas that are shaping the general elections this year.

Ambedkar visited Agra in 1956, a key date for the movement. (HT photo)
Updated on May 01, 2024 04:02 AM IST

‘Parties must crack down on exam paper leaks’

In Agra's Nagla Teen, Abhishek Kumar prepares for govt exams amidst chaos, dreams of stable job. Facing challenges of paper leaks, caste bias, he aims to vote for change.

Abhishek Kumar is preparing for govt recruitment exams (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 30, 2024 04:52 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti

189 seats sealed as Lok Sabha election Phase 2 ends

97 million voters in 88 constituencies across 12 states and 1 Union Territory cast their votes in the second phase of India's general elections, with a provisional turnout of 60.96%.

Voters on their way to polling station to cast their votes via boat for the second phase of Lok Sabha Polls at Korbuk in East Tripura on Friday. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 27, 2024 04:00 AM IST
ByDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
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