On 1 September 1997, Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral delivered a speech in the Lok Sabha on the state of democracy, democratic institutions, and the economic situation in India as the country marked 50 years of independence.
On 26 November 1947, RK Shanmukham Chetty presented the first budget of independent India, calling for help and co-operation in maintaining peace, increasing production, and avoiding internecine quarrels.
On 20 May 1952, poet and freedom fighter Ramdhari Singh Dinkar delivered his Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha, speaking about India’s future and the importance of unity.
In 1971, Nani Palkhivala delivered a speech at the Loyola College in Chennai, where he bitterly criticised the 24th, 25th, and 26th amendments to the Indian Constitution.
On 6 September 2003, eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani delivered the Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture, where he spoke about the the judicial system, stressing on the need for urgent reform.
In 1931, Vallabhbhai Patel delivered his presidential address at the Karachi Congress Session, stating that communal unity was essential for India and required courage from Hindus.
In February 1993, Salman Rushdie addressed an audience at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge University, marking the fourth anniversary of the 1989 fatwa issued against him following the publication of The Satanic Verses.
On 12 September 1991, during a debate on the Places of Worship (Special Provisions Bill) in the Rajya Sabha, Rajmohan Gandhi warned that those seeking to right the wrongs of history will only produce destruction.
On 30 April 2002, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke in the Lok Sabha during a debate on the administration's failure to ensure the security of the minority community in India, particularly in Gujarat.
On 23 November 1974, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi delivered a speech at the Indraprastha College for Women in New Dehli, highlighting what educated women can and should do.
Oceans sit between the Assamese singer and the Bollywood actor. But what their deaths reveal is a study in human behaviour as performed in the public sphere.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
What a joke from fake news peddler couptaji. This guy who could not even win a municipal election in his village , is preaching all Indians how our civilization should be .
JHAve some shame. Gujra; was a weak faje nobody and a classic khan market wannabee.
A man of gravitas. Not the self deprecatory term he used for himself in a lighter vein. Stood up to Sanjay Gandhi at the height of his powers during the Emergency. When one sees the state of India’s relationships with all South Asian neighbours, think often of the Gujral Doctrine. It makes even more sense now as China’s economic and political influence grows throughout our neighbourhood and Asia.
What a joke from fake news peddler couptaji. This guy who could not even win a municipal election in his village , is preaching all Indians how our civilization should be .
JHAve some shame. Gujra; was a weak faje nobody and a classic khan market wannabee.
A man of gravitas. Not the self deprecatory term he used for himself in a lighter vein. Stood up to Sanjay Gandhi at the height of his powers during the Emergency. When one sees the state of India’s relationships with all South Asian neighbours, think often of the Gujral Doctrine. It makes even more sense now as China’s economic and political influence grows throughout our neighbourhood and Asia.