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
Scandal, airstrikes, farm plans: 5 key moments
In an era of scams, the primary opposition finds a new face. There's a battle on the borders. A new strongman emerges.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:45 PM IST
Modi, Shah, Rahul Gandhi: 5 key leaders
These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:57 PM IST
Sharp curves: An era of dramatic reversals
A reversal of fortunes marks the start of a decade of Congress rule.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:43 PM IST
No-trust vote, India Shining, UPA is born: 5 key moments
Mayawati withdraws support for the second Vajpayee government, a campaign backfires spectacularly, a major alliance is born, and an inner voice is heeded.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:42 PM IST
Vajpayee, Sonia, Manmohan: 5 key leaders
These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:42 PM IST
A time of shaky victories, changing equations
A dramatic fall, an assassination, a hung House; new conflicts and new divisions emerge.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:39 PM IST
Bofors, Janmabhoomi, an assassination: 5 key moments
A weapons scam breaks, unprecedented in its scale and impact. Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated, aged 46. A rath yatra marks a turning point for a nation.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:39 PM IST
Advani, Narasimha Rao, Jayalalithaa: 5 key leaders
These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:38 PM IST
Victory, amid the shadow of change
The Congress tally of 404 in 1984 remains the only time a political party has crossed the 400-figure mark in the Lok Sabha. But already, the 30 seats won by the TDP marked a shift in the making.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:37 PM IST
Southern sojourn, Janata implodes, an assassination: 5 key moments
Six months after she is bundled out of power, Indira strikes a chord with a visit to a remote troublespot. Elsewhere, a coalition loses popularity, then crumbles. And a plane crash permanently alters the course of history.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:37 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi, Charan Singh, NTR: 5 key leaders
These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:36 PM IST
After a dark day, a vital shift
Emergency serves as an impetus for a landmark first: the first majority secured by a non-Congress party.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:35 PM IST
Garibi Hatao, Bangladesh war, Emergency: 5 key moments
Shastri's unexpected death heralds a change, a new country is born of a war on the border, and Emergency acts as a black mark on the national record.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:34 PM IST
Indira, Kamaraj, Jayaprakash Narayan: 5 key leaders
These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:34 PM IST
A Centre takes shape
These were the years of the Congress, and of Jawaharlal Nehru. Smaller parties could win only a handful of seats. The Communist Party of India emerged as the second-biggest party in the Lok Sabha, but was a distant runner-up.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:32 PM IST
States are reorganised, a caste panel formed: 5 key moments
Allahabad East-Jaunpur West, as it was called then, would send Jawaharlal Nehru to the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms. Syama Prasad Mookerjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh would find its feet. And the Kalelkar Committee would begin an early exploration of issues of caste.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:32 PM IST
Nehru, Ambedkar, Shastri: 5 key leaders
These five Indians will be remembered for their role in this era.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:28 PM IST
Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir: A temple, 169 years in the making
Through decades of design and reworks, hurdles in engineering and construction, HT pieces together how the grandeur of the Ram Temple was reclaimed.
Updated on Jan 22, 2024 07:28 AM IST
Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Temple entry marks a new era in politics
With the Ram Temple, the BJP has a clear agenda and PM Modi’s charisma to pull together a rainbow Hindu coalition. The Opposition’s response is still forming.
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 07:18 AM IST
In grand opening of Ram temple, a semblance of closure
In a city locked in a contentious religious dispute, the Ram Temple offers a chance to turn the page. Muslims say they want to move on from the horrors of 1992.
Updated on Jan 22, 2024 04:58 AM IST
The reawakening of an ancient city
Days ahead of its tryst with history, Ayodhya is a town in a hurry, abuzz with the aspirations of people. But the shift goes beyond its gleaming facelift
Published on Jan 18, 2024 12:21 AM IST
A welcome edition: All That Blue magazine opens a door to the invisibilised
Expect essays, photography, illustrations and poetry representing the lives and cultures of people from across a spectrum of marginalised demographies.
Updated on Jan 12, 2024 08:52 PM IST
Dhrubo Jyoti
The tricky business of playing the castes card: Looking ahead into 2024
The Congress and BJP are both trying new tacks. The key will be holding on to their traditional bases, while navigating caste.
Updated on Jan 01, 2024 09:54 AM IST
Dhrubo Jyoti
Set for a poll vault
To succeed in the electoral arena, a party needs three things- narrative, organisation and leadership. For the BJP all three appear sorted; for the Opposition, all remain work in progress
Published on Dec 31, 2023 03:57 PM IST
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Dhrubo Jyoti picks their favourite read of 2023
A brutal memoir that chronicles the author’s struggle to get himself educated and pull his family out of poverty
Updated on Dec 29, 2023 05:30 PM IST
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Workers racing against time to finish grand Ram Temple
The temple, which will be the focal point of Hindu faith in India, is being built in the Nagara style of architecture and is held up by 392 columns.
Updated on Dec 27, 2023 08:11 AM IST
Dhrubo Jyoti, Ayodhya
BJP balances caste dynamics in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh CM picks
The party picked new faces in all three heartland states where it won earlier this year but was careful to cater to major caste groups by appointing deputy CMs
Updated on Dec 13, 2023 04:15 AM IST
Lotus blooms, Cong wilts
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured significant victories in three major states in India, boosting its chances in the upcoming general elections. The ruling party's success raised concerns for the opposition Congress party, which now faces uncomfortable seat-sharing talks with potential allies. The BJP's strong performance in the Hindi heartland indicates Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued appeal to voters. The Congress party's poor showing in these states weakens its bargaining power and raises doubts about its prospects in the 2024 campaign.
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 06:50 AM IST
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Aspiration vs welfare: How caste politics is playing out in Telangana
OBC classification in Telangana caused a splintering of political power, with backward communities vying against each other for more reservation benefits.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 04:48 AM IST
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue boosts morale of nation amid global wars, World Cup final loss
After 17 harrowing days inside the tunnel, Tuesday evening finally brought relief as 12 “rat-hole miners” burrowed through a wall of rock, mud and debris with hand-held tools.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 06:44 AM IST
Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi