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Friday, March 13, 2026
TopicGandhi Jayanti

Topic: Gandhi Jayanti

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Swachh Bharat Mission’s next chapter must be about unlocking the economic value of sanitation

The journey from ODF to ODF Plus Model has not been about ticking boxes, but about ensuring that households, schools, and anganwadi centres reflect the success of the rural water and sanitation missions.

‘Godse ideology’: BJP leaders slam Kangana for ‘country doesn’t have fathers’ post on Gandhi Jayanti

BJP leader says Kangana Ranaut should ‘avoid speaking on every subject'. 'Her statements embarrass the party,' says former Punjab minister Manoranjan Kalia.

‘No shortage of MLAs in Maharashtra’ & ‘Kamandal vs Mandal’ politics gets fresh start

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

A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi — ‘Satyameva Jayate anybody?’

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

‘Continues to illuminate our path’ — PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

Besides the President and the Prime Minister, Union Cabinet ministers and foreign diplomats too made a beeline for Rajghat Monday morning to pay their respects to the ‘father of the nation’.

Want to play dandiya raas, only Hindus may pass & ‘Congress hand’ in Modi’s 5G launch

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

Mahatma Gandhi’s reaction to current news, and what it means to be a ‘true’ Gandhian

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

#NathuramGodseZindabad trends on Gandhi Jayanti. Here’s how Twitter hashtags go viral

The hashtag ‘NathuramGodseZindabad (Long Live Nathuram Godse)’ was trending in Hindi, with nearly 1 lakh tweets employing it by Friday evening.

Two occasions when Gandhi identified himself as a farmer

Born in a family of princely states’ high officials, Gandhi had no knowledge about farmers. His first brush with farming was in South Africa.

On Camera

Prada learnt its lesson. Where are ‘humara culture’ Indians on Ralph Lauren’s jhumka?

The problem, dear Ralph Lauren, is not your use of the jhumka, but your dismissal of its history. The list of stolen items is too vast to fight, but we haven't given up on acknowledgement.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme used less than 1% of Rs 10,831 crore set aside for it in FY25-26

The Standing Committee on Finance tabled its report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.