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Topic: Gandhi

Ram is everyone’s God, said Gandhi. ‘Establish his kingdom in your heart’

Gandhi saw no reason why a Muslim should object to taking Ram's name. But they are in no way bound to recognise God as Ramanama, he said.

Why did Jinnah fade out of Congress? Gandhi reduced him to just a ‘Muslim’

In 'What if There Was No Congress?', Priyam Gandhi-Mody revists the key events that shaped India's political history.

Gandhi was as ordinary as he was remarkable. Kasturba never let him forget this

Gopalkrishna Gandhi remembered his grandfather’s remarkable life at the Delhi launch of ‘I Am An Ordinary Man’, an autobiography he edited.

This is where Gandhi’s charkha revolution really came from. He didn’t invent it

In 'Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns', MJ Akbar takes a close look at the nationalist leader's activism.

Godse’s gender confusion, Gandhi as a surrogate father—this play enters the assassin’s mind

Some wish to rehabilitate Godse, recalibrating his image from murderer to patriot. But in The Father and the Assassin, playwright Anupama Chandrasekhar doesn’t want to redeem him.

Indians have a Mossad fantasy. But 2 weeks show even strong states crumble

It's easy to make fun of Gandhi & celebrate macho militarism. But we risk forgetting that the path he put us on has been successfully followed by many others all over the world.

Indian Constitution follows Sanatan Dharma principle. It’s a universal code of conduct

Gandhi referred to himself as a staunch Sanatani Hindu. Buddha also occasionally referred to the religion he taught as Arya Dharma, Saddharma, and Sanatan Dharma.

Gujarat’s Shardaben Mehta inspired Gandhi. Kept her doors open even for non-Congress leaders

Shardaben was among the first Gujarati women to complete graduation. She travelled across India and met stalwarts such as Tagore, Motilal Nehru, and Lala Lajpat Rai.

Music & songs united Indians against ‘jalim’ British. Gandhi knew of this electric effect

In ‘Noncooperation in India’, David Hardiman recalls the history of India's non-violent resistance against the British Raj.

Both Gandhi and Patel believed Hindus would flee than fight to protect themselves upon attack

Patel was critical of the idea of a Hindu Rashtra and summarily dismissed it. He believed that when the country had begun her journey in a fresh direction, everyone should be given a new chance.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.