ANGOMCHA BIMOL AKOIJAM, 57 | CONGRESS | Inner Manipur, Manipur
Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, wears many hats. The Meitei academic from Manipur is also a filmmaker and, if you ask his mother, had a brighter future as a musician. Indeed, in a viral video, he was seen singing a song by the rock band Scorpions. Known for his expertise in social/ political psychology and cultural studies, his was a strong voice from Manipur in the national media during the Meitei-Kuki-Zo ethnic conflict. Critical of the government’s role, he accused the Indian Army and Assam Rifles of bias and documented the media’s alleged prejudice against Meiteis. His victory over the BJP’s Thounaojam B.K. Singh accounting for 47 per cent vote share in the Meiteidominated seat reflected popular dissatisfaction.
RABINDRA NARAYAN BEHERA, 61 | BJP | Jajpur (SC), Odisha
Rabindra Narayan Behera will have a story to tell all his life. The debutant MP lost to Sarmistha Sethi of the BJD by 496 EVM votes. But when postal ballots were counted, he marched ahead with a lead of less than 2,000 votes. A professor of computer science engineering at the Synergy Engineering College in Dhenkanal, Behera has a PhD in computer science from Utkal University.
RICKY ANDREW J. SYNGKON, 52 | VOICE OF THE PEOPLE PARTY | hillong (ST), Meghalaya
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Screaming Success
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KING OF FRUITS
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HAVING THE LAST WORD
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Indian Encore
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Charismatic Cat
Peppered with stunning illustrations, Caracal: An Intimate History of a Mysterious Cat is a deeply moving and meticulously researched account of the elusive felid
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, actor Sharvari is riding high with several back-to-back releases-from Munjya to Maharaj and Vedaa
Trial by Fire
Hounded by allegations of conflict of interest in the Adani probe and rising discontent among her own staff, the Sebi chief has much to answer for-and disclose
WE WILL ROCK YOU
India's winter concert season is looking great, with leading international stars and bands set to captivate audiences
PK WALKS THE BIG POLL TALK
Prashant Kishor, the ace of the backroom, joins the battle for Bihar with lofty ambitions. Can his armoury of new ideas upset the old equations?
LORD of the ROLES
VIKKANT MASSEY is nothing if not versatile, straddling the worlds of independent and commercial cinema with élan