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Topic: Great Speeches

Don’t make people endure marriage. Not allowing divorce in Indian law is cruel: Hiren Mukherjee

On 17 September 1954, during a debate on the Special Marriage Bill, CPI MP Hirendranath Mukherjee argued that marriage as an institution must evolve to reflect human dignity and compassion.

Neither retaliation nor revenge—Sardar Patel’s appeal for peace after Partition violence

On 12 September 1947, deputy PM Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the nation 'with a heavy heart and in obedience to the call of duty' to call for an end to the communal violence and unspeakable brutalities.

Israel must vacate the land of Arabs it has occupied: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

On 24 March 1977, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed a rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi following the Janata Party's victory in the Lok Sabha elections, which unseated Congress from power for the first time.

Ratan Tata once asked: ‘Where did Amazon, Apple, Microsoft come from?’

On 29 January 2013, Ratan Tata addressed students at the third Yuva Summit held at Karnataka's BVB College of Engineering & Technology, encouraging them to break away from conformity and take chances.

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

It’s time for the space programme to add to India’s economy: APJ Abdul Kalam

On 10 October 2003, India's then-President APJ Abdul Kalam addressed the memebers of the ISRO community recalling his association and the various successful missions.

People are losing hope and they feel nothing will come out of any govt: Jayaprakash Narayan

On 8 June 1969, Jayaprakash Narayan addressed the National Conference on Voluntary Agencies at the Gandhi Peace Foundation in New Delhi where he said he sympathised with Naxalites because they are 'doing something for the poor'.

Poverty analysis should go beyond income level—Amartya Sen at Nobel Prize lecture

On 8 December 1998, Amartya Sen delivered his Nobel Prize lecture at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he discussed the challenges and foundational problems faced by social choice theory as a discipline.

Any Bengali who wears a lungi & has a job is considered Bangladeshi—PR Dasmunsi

'I am sorry to say that our whole attention in the country is towards Muslims. It is so because it suits us,' said PR Dasmunsi during a Lok Sabha debate on illegal immigration on 9 May 1997.

Tear up sarees to make Indian flag—Sarojini Naidu saved India from humiliation in Berlin

On 22 July 1947, Sarojini Naidu spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a discussion regarding the resolution on national flag.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.