Topic: Gandhi
What Gandhi thought of Muslims and why that makes him our contemporary
In his essay ‘Gandhi’s Imagination of Muslims’, Hilal Ahmed analyses Gandhi’s writings and speeches to understand his views on Muslims as a political category.
Black Lives Matter protests can work if they use Gandhian tactics and stay peaceful
When Americans debate Gandhi’s non-violent protest in moral terms, they miss the point. It is not a purely moral question, it is about both morality and tactics.
Plague tested Gandhi and Patel leadership style. Just like Covid is testing Modi and Rahul
Gandhi and Patel were present on the ground during different crises, but leaders today are maintaining a ‘safe distance’ during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Laurie Baker, the Gandhi of Indian architecture who believed in local, sustainable building
The renowned British-born architect received multiple awards and honours, but the only one he cared about was his Indian citizenship.
Petty, bad tempered Kasturba — What Gandhi said while courting Sarladevi & Esther Faering
In Kasturba Gandhi: A Biography, B.M. Bhalla writes about one of Kasturba’s most trying times when Gandhi would obsess over other women and mock her publicly.
Godse’s legacy, the economy’s ‘no-fly list’ and Air India Maharaja’s woes
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
Mahatma Gandhi ‘called for war’ with Pakistan, missed Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel archives show Mahatma Gandhi was on Peace Prize shortlist thrice. But a misleading news report, and later his assassination denied him the chance.
Don’t hang Godse, said Gandhi’s sons. This is how Nehru, Patel and Rajaji replied
Many prominent Gandhians requested clemency for the Mahatma’s assassins. They pointed out that Gandhi wanted to abolish death penalty.
People visit Louvre for paintings, not TVs — Tushar Gandhi on digitised Mahatma images
Tushar Gandhi says ‘dark TV screens displaying random images with no captions and reduced sizes’, but Gandhi Smriti insists digitisation is the only change.
Bill to keep families of ex-PMs out of SPG Act to be tabled in Lok Sabha next week
The proposed amendment to the SPG Act, which extends SPG protection to only former prime ministers, was approved by the Union cabinet on Wednesday.
TV anchors outrage over Uyghurs in China, but stay quiet about Indian Muslims
After cheering the ban on Chinese apps, the latest coping mechanism of Indian TV news seems to be focusing on the plight of the Uyghur Muslims in China.
The next 3 months will reveal how badly global economy has been hit by coronavirus
Next 3 months stand to reveal the underlying economic pain more vividly than past 3 months as massive fiscal assistance from govts is soon going to fade.
Defence
India-China corps commanders talks today to focus on Pangong, to be toughest round yet
India and China have serious differences at Pangong and Depsang Plains, even though they have moved ahead with disengagement at other points of conflict along LAC.
Uttar Pradesh is India’s broken heartland, break it into 4 or 5 states
Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and most powerful, is also the worst governed. A state with 1-in-6 Indians has no hope because of its size.