Urvish Kothari

Stories by Urvish Kothari

The Patels agitation is an offshoot of Modi's politics

The Patels agitation is an offshoot of Modi's politics

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2015

The movement for reservations for Patels of Gujarat is full of contradictions and paradoxes, says Urvish Kothari.

No pride studying in a Gujarati medium school?

No pride studying in a Gujarati medium school?

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2014

One of the most glaring contradictions of the more than decade-long Narendra Modi regime in Gujarat is the sad fate of Gujarati medium schools, says Urvish Kothari

Meet the cast of India's official entry to the Oscars

Meet the cast of India's official entry to the Oscars

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2013

Shamjibhai Ahir, a Kutchi truck driver by profession, can't understand such hullabaloo over India's official Oscar entry of the Gujarati film The Good Road in which he is playing an important role.

Blog: What the Gujarat results tell us

Blog: What the Gujarat results tell us

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

The results have shown that the voters of Gujarat have rejected the state Congress as an alternative and a workable option for Modi.

He may or may not win. Why are we feting Modi already?

He may or may not win. Why are we feting Modi already?

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2012

Urvish Kothari wonders why the political experts who had earlier expressed doubts about whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will return to power this time have suddenly started assuming that his victory is a foregone conclusion

Gujarat Blog:  Saffron Solace

Gujarat Blog: Saffron Solace

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2012

'People can have the model T in any colour -- so long as it's black' said Henry Ford. Political pundits can use it with little variation in colour, for the outcomes of Gujarat elections.

Gujarat Blog: Why vote for Modi if he's Delhi-bound?

Gujarat Blog: Why vote for Modi if he's Delhi-bound?

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2012

Is there any chance of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi losing this election?

Renowned Gujarati novelist Ashwini Bhatt no more

Renowned Gujarati novelist Ashwini Bhatt no more

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2012

Ashwineee Bhatt, 76, a best seller novelist of Gujarati, passed away in Dallas (US) on Monday.

Gujarat Blog: A circle full of ironies

Gujarat Blog: A circle full of ironies

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2012

Narahari Amin's joining hands with Modi is in a way completion of a circle full of ironies

Dalit Killings? Not an issue in Gujarat poll

Dalit Killings? Not an issue in Gujarat poll

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2012

Leaders are believed to go on promising spree in the election season, but clearly there are exceptions.

Gujarat blog: V for Victimhood

Gujarat blog: V for Victimhood

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2012

Candidates projecting themselves as victims and the BJP's 11-year-itch

Gujarat Polls: The games political parties play

Gujarat Polls: The games political parties play

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2012

Of cricket bats and kabbadi ads in the Gujarat poll