The Hindu Mahasabha’s appeal was made in a confidential letter dated 27 August 1951, which was delivered to the British Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata by Ashutosh Lahiry.
Josy Joseph's 'Birth of a Nation: The Twenty-One Days That Made India' tells how hard-won the sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic of India is, and how fragile and precious that idea is.
A 28-year-old bike showroom owner was shot dead by two men in Aligarh last week. His family has accused Pooja Pandey and her husband Ashok Pandey of masterminding the killing.
Former UP minister adds that 'those talking about Hindu Rashtra are country's enemies', adds Modi should be concerned about ensuring jobs for Indians than about Israel-Hamas war.
In ‘Claiming Citizenship and Nation’, Aishwarya Pandit writes that Congress workers in UP felt betrayed by their ‘anti-Hindu’ leaders and started drifting to RSS, Hindu Mahasabha.
Sadhvi Annapurna gave up her married life, kids and job to don the saffron robe. Ten years later, she is on a mission to make India a Hindu Rashtra and 'cleanse' it of Muslims.
At the Mahapanchayat in Burari, Haridwar hate speech accused Yati Narsinghanand tells Hindus to ‘pick up arms’ and prevent India from getting a Muslim PM.
In ‘Gandhi’s Assassin’, Dhirendra Jha writes that Godse believed the Hindu Mahasabha should stay away from the government to establish a Hindu rashtra.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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