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Gujarat Giants

Karsandas Mulji was a leader among reformists. ‘Maharaj’ made him a revenge-driven hero

Urvish Kothari - June 30, 2024

How Bhavnagar’s Maharani Nandkuvarba started a Gujarati war weekly, won awards & accolades

‘Dr Nilkanthrai’s Braille’—this Gujarati surgeon made Devanagari blind-friendly

Indulal Yajnik — beer-drinking ‘fakir’ & nationalist who started anti-Congress politics in Gujarat

Gujarati poet Krishnalal Shridharani’s thesis was ‘gospel’ for American civil rights activists

Urvish Kothari - August 23, 2023

Shridharani ‘took the mysticism out of Gandhianism and instead provided a Gandhi of pragmatic action or realpolitik.’

Soviet-inspired animal universe that charmed Gujaratis—Hariprasad Vyas’ Bakor Patel stories

Urvish Kothari - August 8, 2023

Vyas' Bakor Patel stories had catchy Gujarati titles with special typography and drawings; the original black and white sketches bore the signature of Tansukh, an artist from Surat.

Gujarati Dalit Kanjibhai Rathod was Bollywood’s 1st professional director, made 50+ silent films

Urvish Kothari - August 1, 2023

Kanjibhai Rathod’s film Bhakta Vidur echoed the atmosphere of the Non-cooperation and Khilafat movement in India under MK Gandhi’s leadership.

Narsinhbhai Patel, Gujarati radical with DIY book on bombs denied God, called marriage a fraud

Urvish Kothari - July 25, 2023

MK Gandhi read Narsinhbhai Patel's books during his imprisonment and praised him for speaking his mind.

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Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

Stela Dey - November 12, 2025

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

There’s a new M-Y formula at work in Bihar this time

November 12, 2025

Sitharaman’s eighth Budget faces fiscal headwinds — and a calendar dilemma

November 12, 2025

Economy

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

Udit Bubna - November 11, 2025

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan - November 5, 2025

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta - November 8, 2025

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

Gujarat Giants

Karsandas Mulji was a leader among reformists. ‘Maharaj’ made him a revenge-driven hero

How Bhavnagar’s Maharani Nandkuvarba started a Gujarati war weekly, won awards & accolades

‘Dr Nilkanthrai’s Braille’—this Gujarati surgeon made Devanagari blind-friendly

Indulal Yajnik — beer-drinking ‘fakir’ & nationalist who started anti-Congress politics in Gujarat

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YourTurn

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Opinion

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

There’s a new M-Y formula at work in Bihar this time

Sitharaman’s eighth Budget faces fiscal headwinds — and a calendar dilemma

Economy

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

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