Prof. Ujjwal K. Chowdhury – Global Media Educator, Academic Leader & Strategic Adviser
Op-Ed 

Indian Democracy on Trial: The Footsteps of an Undeclared Emergency

Indian Democracy on Trial: The Footsteps of an Undeclared Emergency From the tear gas and barricades of the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” march to the threatened forests of Great Nicobar, India’s citizens are increasingly being treated not as participants in democracy, but as problems to be controlled.
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From Ice Stupas to a Youth Satyagraha : Sonam Wangchuk’s Next Mountain

From Ice Stupas to a Youth Satyagraha : Sonam Wangchuk’s Next Mountain Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury His forced hospitalisation has interrupted a historic fast, but it cannot be allowed to interrupt the struggle for examination integrity, educational justice and dignified opportunities for...
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Do Not Let the Engineer of Hope Become a Martyr

Do Not Let the Engineer of Hope Become a Martyr The man who made ice stand upright is now placing his own body between India’s young people and a system that has failed them. As Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike enters its sixteenth day, the Republic must choose dialogue before obituary.
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When the Hundi Opened: Why the Ram Mandir Donation Scandal Matters Beyond Ayodhya

When the Hundi Opened: Why the Ram Mandir Donation Scandal Matters Beyond Ayodhya For three decades, the Ram Janmabhoomi movement functioned as the single most consequential political project in independent India. It was not simply a campaign to build a temple; it...
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Editorial 

What Ails Indian Education? Why Are the Youths Agitated?

What Ails Indian Education? Why Are the Youths Agitated? By Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury On 17 June 2026, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, stood before thousands of students in Kota, Rajasthan — the nerve-centre...
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Politics Now : “Operation Tiger” : What Democratic Future Is Hidden Behind the Magic Number 362? 

Politics Now : “Operation Tiger” : What Democratic Future Is Hidden Behind the Magic Number 362?  As Maharashtra's Operation Tiger fuels fresh political realignments, the focus shifts to the crucial number 362. Is it merely arithmetic, or a roadmap to a new democratic equation?
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Editorial 

India Special Analysis: Democracy on the Edge?

India Special Analysis: Democracy on the Edge? By Ujjwal K. Chowdhury | Political Analyst & Senior Academic India stands at a constitutional precipice. Two years after a humbling 2024 verdict stripped the Bharatiya Janata Party of its...
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Editorial 

Project 2029: Pointed Agenda and Implementation Strategy for a Congress-Led United INDIA Front

Project 2029: Pointed Agenda and Implementation Strategy for a Congress-Led United INDIA Front A strategy document by Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury for the united opposition of INDIA bloc in India ahead of 2029 general elections, to be initiated from mid-2026 itself. One India, one Constitution, one opposition candidate against every BJP/NDA candidate.
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India’s Young Are Not Cockroaches; They Are the Rising Political Question

India’s Young Are Not Cockroaches; They Are the Rising Political Question By Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury    The Exam Has Leaked. So Has the Patience of a Generation. India’s newest youth conflict is not merely about NEET, CBSE, OSM, coaching centres, or...
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Editorial 

When the Gagged Speak as Cockroach!

When the Gagged Speak as Cockroach! India's Silenced Millions, a Shrinking Democracy, and the Satirical Movement That Shook a Regime.
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About The Author

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Ujjwal K. Chowdhury is a senior academic, institution-builder, and political analyst based out of Kolkata, India.