Politics

Gir, Somnath: The residents of over forty villages that fall within the radius of Gir National park share a deep bond of love and care for lions of the forest. They look at these magnificent creatures as an extension of their own family and are adept at tackling village sightings of the lions without being unnerved […]

Karsan Bhanusali vividly remembers when he first came across Narendra Modi in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that killed nearly 20,000 people in Gujarat’s Bhuj in 2001. After 21 years, he is still beholden to the current prime minister. Bhanusali, 44, shivers when he recalls the horror of the natural calamity, which left around […]

Porbandar on India’s western coastline reflects the calm and peaceful demeanour that its greatest son Mahatma Gandhi wears in a lifesize portrait hanging in Kirti Mandir, his birthplace-turned-museum. But only a few follow Bapu’s teachings now. People in Porbandar are sympathetic towards Congress which claims to follow Mahatma’s principles of truth and non-violence, but they […]

The head priest of the Somnath temple, one of the holiest sites for Hindus, follows a unique ritual that’s not just confined to his spiritual duties that he offers to lakhs of devotees on a daily basis but directed at political ends. At the centre of his ritual is the trinity of Modi-Yogi-Shah.”For the last […]

Quinquagenarian Vikram Bhai has been voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for more than two decades, but in this election, he is caught in a dilemma. With just three days left for voting in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar, he is still undecided on whether to continue with the tradition or a new party – AAP. “Overall, […]