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TopicAO Hume

Topic: AO Hume

‘Mahatmas’ are ideals of human perfection. Madame Blavatsky was their agent in India

In response to Vinita Dhondiyal Bhatnagar’s article on Madame Blavatsky and AO Hume, the author corrects misconceptions about the Theosophical Movement in India.

The woman behind the fake Mahatmas who made AO Hume set up Indian National Congress

The Mahatma letters are a series of letters that appeared and disappeared, fell from ceilings and sat in shrines. Behind them was an enigmatic protagonist.

Congress today doesn’t need a leader or an election win, it needs an ideology

Congress fought not only for India's freedom, but for many values. Support for Gandhi and Nehru came from that, not elections and power.

AO Hume, ‘Father’ of Indian National Congress who was distrusted by the British & Indians

ThePrint looks at the life of Allan Octavian Hume, the Indian National Congress' first general secretary and a social reformer.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.