Legatees of political forces Indira Gandhi locked up during Emergency are now redefining some of India's foundational principles. They can be challenged, just as she was in the 1970s.
With 4-5 lakh devotees expected to visit Ayodhya each day in coming weeks, ThePrint's Senior Photojournalist Suraj Singh Bisht captures how fervour swept over temple town.
Ayodhya and Ram Mandir are part pilgrimage, part tourism, and part endurance sport for thousands of Hindu devotees. They are celebrating a shared sense of victory and vindication—and posting it online.
Bell crafted in brass-bell hub of Jalesar set to be installed at main entrance of Ram temple in Ayodhya, which was consecrated Monday. Its origins lie in a story of devotion of loss.
The big-ticket Ram temple event in Ayodhya was a subject of grand celebrations in national capital Delhi. But there were no reports of tensions as happened in Mumbai’s Mira Road.
His remarks come in the backdrop of chaotic scenes at Ayodhya Ram temple Tuesday as devotees broke barricades to catch a glimpse of deity, a day after pran pratishtha of Ram Lalla.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Superb article! I loved the ‘tum mere liye mar chuke ho’ reference. It is exactly what my ‘more liberal and secular’ friends sound like. I feel also that this dispensation is more reflective of the ideas that common people have.
In fact, it is the Gandhis who represent the lofty ideals which suited booted highly educated people gleaned in western europe (as I did too!). However, the majority of Indians are cheering on, Ram Ram! Someday, there will be many more highly educated people who demand more sensitivity and equity for minorities, over and above equality. Until that day, Modi or his ilk will stay in power.
What a middling pracharak , get your facts he was the one who designed and executed Advani’s rath yatra and was duly rewarded with CM’s post . He was already a big force in Gujarat by mid-90s
Modi and the BJP have also learnt their lesson from Indira Gandhi and others around the world, namely Putin. The approach has been not to change the constitution but simply ignore it. There’s also a greater fatigue with constitutional principles and people just want private goods and shut down public goods. The people in short, are scum.
Inspiring column for Republic Day. The political fort seems impregnable for the BJP. It could lose 50 to 75 seats and still weld a stable coalition that lasts for five years. 2. Whether that overwhelming political dominion has translated into proportionate achievements across multiple domains. National security has been the strong suit. Under stress on both external and internal and external fronts. Foreign policy not scintillating. The economy feels less exuberant for those on the lower bar of K. ASER on education. Healthcare frailties showed up during the pandemic. So many Indians anxious to emigrate, some without travel papers. 3. It is the Opposition’s job to show up where the government has fallen short over a decade, when it had an ocean on political capital.
Shekhar sir, as always, this is another brilliant National Interest,
I have thought of a name for your upcoming book of National Interest articles since 2014…The title should be, “Keeping the National Conscience.” As this thought reflects beautifully in your National Interest articles.
Scoundrels masquerading as liberal/secular/progressive cannot cheat this country very long. They have been behaving as if they have divine right to rule this country forever.
Superb article! I loved the ‘tum mere liye mar chuke ho’ reference. It is exactly what my ‘more liberal and secular’ friends sound like. I feel also that this dispensation is more reflective of the ideas that common people have.
In fact, it is the Gandhis who represent the lofty ideals which suited booted highly educated people gleaned in western europe (as I did too!). However, the majority of Indians are cheering on, Ram Ram! Someday, there will be many more highly educated people who demand more sensitivity and equity for minorities, over and above equality. Until that day, Modi or his ilk will stay in power.
What a middling pracharak , get your facts he was the one who designed and executed Advani’s rath yatra and was duly rewarded with CM’s post . He was already a big force in Gujarat by mid-90s
Modi and the BJP have also learnt their lesson from Indira Gandhi and others around the world, namely Putin. The approach has been not to change the constitution but simply ignore it. There’s also a greater fatigue with constitutional principles and people just want private goods and shut down public goods. The people in short, are scum.
Inspiring column for Republic Day. The political fort seems impregnable for the BJP. It could lose 50 to 75 seats and still weld a stable coalition that lasts for five years. 2. Whether that overwhelming political dominion has translated into proportionate achievements across multiple domains. National security has been the strong suit. Under stress on both external and internal and external fronts. Foreign policy not scintillating. The economy feels less exuberant for those on the lower bar of K. ASER on education. Healthcare frailties showed up during the pandemic. So many Indians anxious to emigrate, some without travel papers. 3. It is the Opposition’s job to show up where the government has fallen short over a decade, when it had an ocean on political capital.
Shekhar sir, as always, this is another brilliant National Interest,
I have thought of a name for your upcoming book of National Interest articles since 2014…The title should be, “Keeping the National Conscience.” As this thought reflects beautifully in your National Interest articles.
Scoundrels masquerading as liberal/secular/progressive cannot cheat this country very long. They have been behaving as if they have divine right to rule this country forever.