Chandrahas Choudhury

Chandrahas Choudhury

Chandrahas Choudhury is a novelist and columnist based in New Delhi. His work on Indian politics appears regularly on Bloomberg View and in The Carava... n.


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For 40 years, food his­to­ri­an Push­pesh Pant has pop­u­larised an­cient In­di­an food cul­ture and in­spired con­tem­po­rary chefs.

Published On 6 Jan 2016
Pushpesh Pant / Food expert. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]

New cli­mate of Hin­du-na­tion­al­ist hys­te­ria jeop­ar­dis­es free­dom of arts and dis­torts ideals of In­di­an democ­ra­cy.

Opinion by Chandrahas Choudhury
Published On 12 Nov 2015
Indian Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan [AFP]

The prime min­is­ter’s links to a con­ser­v­a­tive or­der are at odds with his vi­sion.

Opinion by Chandrahas Choudhury
Published On 23 Sep 2015
Modi at rally

Many of the so­ci­etal dis­abil­i­ties are root­ed in the an­cient hi­er­ar­chi­cal struc­tures and prej­u­dices of the caste sys­tem.

Opinion by Chandrahas Choudhury
Published On 29 Aug 2015
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Re­mem­ber­ing In­dia’s vi­sion­ary ar­chi­tect and his lega­cy – a blue­print of in­clu­siv­i­ty for Modi’s planned smart cities.

Opinion by Chandrahas Choudhury
Published On 23 Jun 2015
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It’s the per­sona that draws in most of his fol­low­ers, not the of­fice or the par­ty.

Opinion by Chandrahas Choudhury
Published On 25 May 2015
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Indian people in central Seoul, South Korea [Reuters]