Topic: Gandhi
How Gandhi made Ambedkar a villain in his fight to be the real representative of Dalits
When he did not get his way, Gandhi began his fast from prison. This was completely against his own maxims of satyagraha – it was pure blackmail.
In 1964, calling Godse patriot led to uproar in Parliament. Now, Pragya Thakur gets approval
Under Narendra Modi’s regime, the once-close circle of Godse acolytes has only grown larger.
Kamal Haasan – the atheist who divided India into Godse supporters and Godse shamers this week
For his comments on Godse being a Hindu terrorist, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has had shoes, eggs and stones thrown at him.
Gandhi valued sanitation more than Independence. Modi’s Swachh Bharat is fulfilling his dream
A UNICEF study showed that on average, ODF village households accrued cumulative benefits of Rs 50,000 per year and their property value increased by Rs 19,000.
The BJP can’t remove Congress from India’s history or from the Jallianwala Bagh trust
Removal of the Congress president from Jallianwala Bagh trust is part of a larger trend of the ruling party’s attempts to distort history and mythicise lies.
When Nehru’s India banned a story on Gandhi’s murder and Godse’s past
Nine Hours to Rama reflects our complicated relationship with censorship.
The reason why Gandhi wanted to go to Pakistan
Gandhi's proposal to visit cities such as Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi after Partition had a symbolic political value.
Ram Guha is wrong. Gandhi went from a racist young man to a racist middle-aged man
There is a reason why Ghanaians protested the Gandhi statue and said #GandhiMustFall.
Read this before deciding whether Savarkar was a British stooge or strategic nationalist
Rahul Gandhi’s selective quoting of Savarkar’s prison petition is intellectually disingenuous.
Why the Congress party should stop apologising about dynasty
Voters actually like dynasty, and the Congress must wear it as a badge of honour.
India matlab Narendra Modi: How the PM learnt branding from Coca-Cola
Modi has followed the marketing strategy of fast-moving consumer goods and sold himself as the biggest brand of ‘vikaspanthi’ politics.
Is AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal also guilty of treating Muslims as an unthinking votebank?
Days after Delhi voted in the Lok Sabha elections, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said the Muslim vote “shifted” to the Congress at the last minute.
Defence
Pakistan sends a ‘message’ to Modi, test-fires nuclear missile on day of his poll sweep
Pakistan tested ballistic missile Shaheen-II, which has a range of 1,500 km. Indian security experts say timing of the test clear signal to new govt.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.