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Of airports, employment and Babri VCDs in Ayodhya
Ayodhya is a beautiful little town, not as overrun by pilgrims as you would expect. But the conflict is everywhere.
 "Of airports, employment and Babri VCDs in Ayodhya")
In Yadavs' heartland, handouts and hope
Samajwadi Party is expected to be wiped out of UP, but in Firozabad, the Yadavs still reign
 "In Yadavs' heartland, handouts and hope")
In India's rust belt, the high cost of thinking nationally
Kanpur has always voted for the Centre, but its local needs have always remained ignored
Finding that Modi wave
Mihir Sharma travels across UP to examine if there is indeed a 'Modi wave' in the state
 "Finding that Modi wave")
How Eastern UP became part of India
The extraordinary thing about UP is that, quietly, there has been an enormous improvement in the quality of roads
 "How Eastern UP became part of India")
In Varanasi, it's Modi vs local, not Modi vs Kejriwal
Converting the dissent against UPA to votes will be impossible for Kejriwal
 "In Varanasi, it's Modi vs local, not Modi vs Kejriwal")
Mihir S Sharma: The annihilation of Ambedkar
Why has Arundhati Roy written an introduction to a glossy new edition of B R Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste
What caused the fall in India's exports, and why you should worry
The fall in exports is a product of poor policy from the RBI and laziness from the Centre
 "What caused the fall in India's exports, and why you should worry")
The six big myths that you should not believe this election season
Don't switch on your TV without this handy guide to electoral myths in 2014
Mihir S Sharma: Thy hands, great oligarchs
India's government is increasingly for, of and by its biggest businessmen
Why did Chidambaram shut down New Delhi?
The economic logic - and political reasons - behind the giant shift of spending power to the states
Mr Chidambaram's big, quiet bang
The fascinating message buried in the interim Budget's small print
 "Mr Chidambaram's big, quiet bang")
Mihir S Sharma: Cultural straitjackets
There is no free religion without free speech. Laws that stifle speech in order to 'protect' religion in fact do the precise opposite
Mihir S Sharma: Accountability answers
Rahul Gandhi said decentralisation is 2014's big issue. If so, what are the options on offer?
Why the enchanted circle of the Jaipur Literature Festival is more precious than ever
JLF's had far fewer big-picture "9 pm"-type discussions in which India's Big Problems were dissected and solved
