Nitin Gadkari, Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, Lieutenant General VG Khandare came together to launch Uday Mahurkar's new book at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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