Indians tend to fuss more about the damage done to the Indian psyche by Thomas B Macaulay’s infamous Minute of 1835, but he was preceded in this unholy endeavour by James Mill.
It is not State aggrandisement that has to explain and justify itself but the claims of human liberty and individuality, libertarian commentator MA Venkata Rao wrote in 1958.
Being founded on class war, any State founded on Marxism is bound to set itself in opposition, bitter and all-out, against all other nations, libertarian commentator MA Venkata Rao wrote in 1963.
Stalin quoted Marx in assembly and recalled how Dravidian leaders had realised the essence of his ideas long ago. Analysts see statue move as likely to help DMK electorally.
For the younger Indians, Marxism is a weird, extremist and extinct ideology of the past. Here's how you can recover what is valuable in Marxist ideology.
Karl Marx's grandson Jean-Laurent-Frederick Longuet defended Savarkar in International Court of Justice in a case related to the latter's escape to France from British captivity.
More than 65 countries have official holiday on May Day and a few others unofficially observe this day. In India, 1 May coincides with Maharashtra Day.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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