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Rahul Chandran

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ARTICLES BY RAHUL CHANDRAN

Siddaramaiah also cobbled together a broad coalition of the so-called lower castes, called Ahinda, a Kannada acronym for religious minorities and backward classes. Photo: Mint

Karnataka election results: Congress blames voter fatigue for poor show

1 min read . 15 May 2018

Transgenders show their voter ID to cast their vote during polling day for the Karnataka Assembly election 2018 in Bengaluru on Saturday. Photo: PTI

Tipu Sultan jayanti, corruption, agrarian distress: issues that dominated Karnataka polls 2018

1 min read . 15 May 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s gamble of focusing on Bengaluru will play out on 15 May when Karnataka election results are declared. Photo: PTI

Karnataka elections: Will Rahul Gandhi’s bet on Bengaluru pay off?

2 min read . 13 May 2018

A statue of an elephant is seen in a tribal’s house. Photo: Rahul Chandran

The tribals and the elephant

12 min read . 25 Nov 2017

Bengaluru’s Nagvarpalya, where migrants from other parts of Karnataka live. Photo: Rahul Chandran

Desolation, in a migrant’s words

10 min read . 04 Nov 2017

A 2015 file photo of a settlement in Hebbal, Bengaluru. Photo: Rahul Chandran

A murder in Munnekolala

12 min read . 24 Sep 2017

(From left) Former Tamil Nadu chief minister O. Panneerselvam, former AIADMK general secretary Sasikala Natarajan and current chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami. Photo: PTI

The roller coaster ride of Tamil Nadu politics

10 min read . 13 Aug 2017

The final trial run of the Kochi Metro at Aluva in Kochi on Friday, a day before its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: PTI

What does Kochi Metro mean for Kerala?

3 min read . 17 Jun 2017

Photo: Rahul Chandran/Mint

The ruminations of Vimal Das, Dalit and Hindu priest

9 min read . 22 Apr 2017

The NGT directed state authorities to undertake a one-time clean-up of Bellandur to de-silt the lake, remove waste and chemicals from its surface within a month. Photo: AFP

NGT orders closure of industries around Bellandur lake in Bengaluru

1 min read . 20 Apr 2017

The Jarawas are just one of the six tribes that inhabit these islands in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Hindustan Times

How the proposed rail line in Andamans can threaten the Jarawas

2 min read . 07 Mar 2017

Photo: Rahul Chandran/Mint

Why Kamaraj does not have to wake up early this year

10 min read . 27 Jan 2017

In Tamil Nadu, indebtedness has become the main reason for increase in farmer suicides and deaths. Photo: HT

Is the Tamil Nadu government doing enough for drought-hit farmers?

4 min read . 13 Jan 2017

Tamil Nadu declared a drought-hit state after months by the govt

Tamil Nadu declared a drought-hit state after months by the govt

4 min read . 10 Jan 2017

A 2016 study by the National Institute of Urban Affairs said that a mere 15 of the country’s more than 5,000 towns formally classified urban has 100% coverage of tap water. Photo: RamesH Pathania/Mint

Small towns may not have access to surface water due to lack of treatment plants

3 min read . 19 Dec 2016

A file photo of Cauvery river. Photo: Mint

Bengaluru makes a splash with Cauvery water as farmers in nearby villages suffer

2 min read . 12 Dec 2016

Class divide in a gated community

12 min read . 10 Dec 2016

Kickstart Cabs started with three cars in 2014 and the fleet has grown to nine cars, including a sedan with a turn-out seat—one seat that can be turned around from facing the front to facing the car door—to bigger vehicles like vans equipped with a ramp.

Kickstart Cabs looks to raise additional funding

2 min read . 03 Dec 2016

Photo: Rahul Chandran/Mint

Of legends and lakes built by courtesans

8 min read . 06 Nov 2016

A file photo of L. Srihari Khoday. Image courtesy: Badrinath Jingade/Facebook

Industrialist L. Srihari Khoday dies at 77

2 min read . 01 Nov 2016

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