Aadikalin

Aadikalin is a journalist and observer of politics, policy, propaganda, and the space where they intersect. For the past seven years, he has written on power, institutions, ideology, public policy, and the narratives that shape political discourse. His work is less concerned with what is being said than with why it is being said and what lies beneath the narrative.

Gandhi’s ‘Hey Ram’ to Congress’s ‘Rich Ram’

On Monday, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of the Congress offered a theology of his own. Speaking at an event in New Delhi, he...

How Hindustan Times selectively framed IIT death data

This week’s news cycle is revolving around the unfortunate suicide of a young student at IIT Bombay. It has been alleged that he was...