Telling Tall Tales

Telling Tall Tales

Aerial view of the Lok Sabha in session from behind the hall. MPs are seated in semi-circular rows raised like an amphitheatre. At the centre in front is the speaker.

Telling Tall Tales

Dealing with delimitation without dwarfing the south

Tara Krishnaswamy

06 Mar 2025

5 min read

The name board of the UGC on a white, exposed-brick wall. The name board is black granite, and the expansion of UGC is given in golden letters in both Hindi and English.

Telling Tall Tales

The anti-federal winds that waft in the latest UGC regulations

Tara Krishnaswamy

05 Feb 2025

5 min read

Silhouette icons of twenty-eight people in a grid. Twenty-five are black and arranged in rows of five, and three at the bottom right are red and shaped like women. The background is a textured, neutral color.

Telling Tall Tales

Neutrality isn’t always fairness in public policy

Tara Krishnaswamy

23 Jan 2025

5 min read

The Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat

Telling Tall Tales

Is Gujarat really rich? The anomalies in the numbers

Tara Krishnaswamy

09 Jan 2025

5 min read

The GST story: Denying fiscal autonomy to states stunts India’s growth potential

Telling Tall Tales

The GST story: Denying fiscal autonomy to states stunts India’s growth potential

Tara Krishnaswamy

25 Dec 2024

4 min read

PM Vishwakarma: Institutionalising casteism in new India

Telling Tall Tales

PM Vishwakarma: Institutionalising casteism in new India

Tara Krishnaswamy

11 Dec 2024

4 min read

Women standing in line to vote and holding up their Voter IDs

Telling Tall Tales

The curious case of electoral democracy checking government corruption

Tara Krishnaswamy

27 Nov 2024

3 min read

How federalism rode the humble bus: An example from Karunanidhi’s Tamil Nadu

Telling Tall Tales

How federalism rode the humble bus: An example from Karunanidhi’s Tamil Nadu

Tara Krishnaswamy

13 Nov 2024

3 min read

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