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Political MK Gandhi failed, caused harm. Gave Congress its tradition of backseat driving

Gandhi’s life shows how politics should not be done. Then where did this Gandhi-worship arise in India? It is a petty political ritual.

Less US & UK, more Bihar & Gujarat, Rahul 2.0 is on a grassroots sprint with a packed schedule

For much of his political life, the Gandhi scion has battled the perception of being a reluctant or a 'non-serious politician'. However, the last few months have signalled a shift.

India now denigrates Gandhi-Nehru in a systematic, well-planned way, says Ashok Vajpeyi

The event, held to mark Jawaharlal Nehru’s death anniversary, had secularism at the heart of the discussion, and brought together historians, professors, and scholars.

Gandhi wanted limits on media freedom. Not through law, but public opinion

In 'Gandhi', Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee throws light on the many shades of Gandhi’s epic peace mission and its place in politics today.

Why Ambujammal hid her pearl necklace when Gandhi came to her house

‘The India I Saw’ is freedom fighter S Ambujammal’s autobiography. In it she looks back at her childhood in Madras and how she began associating with the freedom struggle.

A Bengali play robs Gandhi of the Mahatma tag. Reveals the dark side of idealism

Sujan Mukhopadhyay staged his play, ‘Mahatma versus Gandhi’, on 2 October, depicting the binary between the man and the Mahatma.

‘Na darr hai, na bhay hai.’ In Gandhi-less Amethi, Congress’s KL Sharma banks on 40-yr ties with people

Apart from his old ties, Sharma's Brahmin identity is also coming in handy in a campaign which is dominated by BJP’s Hindutva pitch. Amethi goes to polls 20 May.

SubscriberWrites: To the other end of a balancing act

Wrongs cannot be righted by more wrongs. The solution to missing history is to bring it back to textbooks, and not want only scrape away what already exists.

Eau de defection, the scent of the season & the ‘S’ word that scares political parties away

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Gandhipedia digital portal doesn’t live up to expectations. AI can’t be trusted with history

The errors carried in Gandipedia resource materials raise concerns about the credibility of the digitised portal.

On Camera

India must fight terror but avoid being seen as acting at America’s behest: G Parthasarathy

On 19 June 2004, G Parthasarathy, India's former Ambassador to several countries, spoke at the Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture, examining India’s foreign policy challenges in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

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.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

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.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

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.