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Exclusive Interviews

Why I am what I am…

The Statesman talks to prominent personalities in different professions about why they chose their particular field and what advice they have for youngsters who want to pursue it as a career.

‘Farmers want a fair price’

Hannan Mollah, 78, general secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), played a key role in the farmers movement that followed the passage of the three controversial farm laws.

‘Congress is quite strong in MP’

With Madhya Pradesh witnessing a no-holds - barred campaign for the Lok Sabha polls, Mukesh Nayak, the newly-appointed head of the Congress media cell in the state, is busy invigorating the party.

‘Yatra has revived Congress cadre’

In an interview with Nikhil Vyas, Khera talks about the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress performance in Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls. He also talks about the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and Assembly elections in nine states this year.

‘Messi or Ronaldo? Probably neither’

Pradip Choudhury was a footballer in what was then Bombay. Everyone across Indian football's landscape knew him well enough as a doughty central defender. His level of concentration was amazingly high.