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Thursday, September 25, 2025
TopicHindi heartland

Topic: Hindi heartland

Everyone says ‘aayega to Modi hi’—some with a drumroll, many with despair

Modi’s presence is no longer enough to brush every other issue under the carpet. His charisma is beginning to wane, making way for other long-suppressed issues.

Gone are the days of ‘Hindi theriyadhu poda’. DMK’s wooing Hindi heartland with podcasts, jobs now

DMK, which has been vocal against Hindi imposition, has started a podcast in Hindi and other languages, advertised in Hindi media and hired Hindi speakers to bust BJP’s divisive agenda.

Why capital’s jails must stock up on ‘Das Kapital’ & doctors’ handwriting, a universal language

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

By the rivers of the heartland & across Vindhyas, proof which politics sucks & which works

Politics & economics are at the heart of Covid tragedy in UP, Bihar. The regional imbalance in political power, economic & social indicators is deeply troublesome.

Don’t blame only English elite. Indian secularism failed in Hindi heartland first

It cannot be a mere coincidence that the shrinking of the bilingual space has coincided with the surge of the Hindutva project.

Data doesn’t support Amit Shah’s claim that Article 370 deprived J&K of development

Despite being ruled by BJP for the longest time, Hindi belt states lag far behind Jammu & Kashmir on education and various other indicators.

BJP’s heartland headache — assembly poll losses reveal its eroding urban base

Data analysed by ThePrint shows in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, BJP won only 46% of 80 urban seats, down from the 80% it won in 2013.

Why BJP is staring at a loss of nearly 100 seats from 2014 tally

If you know what would happen to the BJP in the Hindi belt, you know the outcome of the 2019 elections.

A heartland-rending tussle

Why and how the BJP and the Congress respond to the faith-versus-caste debate will still shape politics.

Taking the poor out of Poorvanchal

In the heartland, one utterly fascinating collateral benefit of the flourishing of quality education is also the rise of the teacher as the new star and brand.

On Camera

Theaterisation reform is stuck on ranks and roles — India’s military needs clarity

On paper, the idea of theaterisation is elegant. In practice, it is paralysed by ambiguities of rank and command.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Agni’ on the move—India successfully test-fires Agni-Prime nuclear missile from a train

With the latest test, India has the capability to launch a nuclear missile from under the sea, surface, air, and now from a railway network.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.