by Irfan Engineer
Manmohan Vaidya, the Joint General Secretary of the RSS, puts in a herculean effort through his article — “The Mahatma and the Sangh” (The Indian Express — April 12, 2019) to seek wider social legitimacy for the RSS misusing (...)
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Mahatma
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Towards Lenin’s 150th Birth Anniversary
29 April 2019, by Anil RajimwaleThe world is to celebrate Lenin’s 150th birth anniversary next year. It is an occasion to learn from the epoch-making contributions of this giant of an intellectual and practitioner of revolution. Unfortunately, many tend to forget Lenin’s (...) -
Has ‘Development’ Ever Been Benign?: From the Perspective of the Last Person
29 April 2019, by Arun KumarBOOK REVIEW
Close Encounters of Another Kind: Women and Development Economics by Devki Jain; New Delhi: Sage/Yoda Press; pp. xxv+398; Rs 1095.
The book under review is by an influential economist who has consistently attempted to move the (...) -
Political Parties Jettisoning Moral Values
23 April 2019POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
The ongoing 17th general elections in India have already proved two points conclusively. First, the quality of the political leadership in the country has abysmally gone down. Secondly, democracy in India is now under peril. (...) -
Jallianwala Bagh: Will an Apology a Hundred Years Late Help?
23 April 2019by Mahendra Ved
Of the numerous incidents of violence perpetrated on the unarmed by the British while colonising much of the world, the carnage at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on April 13, 1919, is and shall remain unique.
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Jallianwala Bagh: Hundred Years of Sacrifice
23 April 2019by Prem Singh
Today (April 13, 2019) is the hundredth year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It was the day of Baisakhi festival. Thousands of male, female and children had come to Amritsar from nearby villages and towns. Many of them had camped (...) -
Tagore’s Letter declining Knighthood
23 April 2019The following is the letter written on May 30, 1919 by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore after the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy (that took place in Amritsar on April 13, 1919) returning the title of Knighthood conferred on him earlier by the British King. (...) -
Gandhi and the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and Beyond
23 April 2019by Pravat Ranjan Sethi
Before the 1919 Jallianwalla Bagh tragedy, Gandhi had not at all visited Punjab. The mass murder, however, changed him everlastingly. It transformed him from a British Empire loyalist to a relentless opponent of British (...) -
Freedom Day at Amritsar
23 April 2019, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The following piece was written by N.C. 23 years ago. It is being reproduced now to highlight the importance of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, the centenary of which was observed in the country on April 13, 2019.
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Present Indo-Pacific Strategy Initiative aims to establish American Hegemony
23 April 2019by Monaem Sarker
The United States’ approach to the Indo-Pacific focuses on three vital areas—economic, governance and security. This is a ploy to establish hegemony. In the name of enhancing shared prosperity the USA wants to enter this region (...)
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