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TopicMahatma Gandhi

Topic: Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi statue proposal sees Indian, Pakistani students go head-to-head in Manchester

A student protest led by Pakistani American has opposed the unveiling of a Mahatma Gandhi statue saying he was racist. Indian students have countered the stand.

Nathuram Godse has a lot to give to the opposition in Maharashtra’s assembly election

Besides being one of the top Twitter trends on Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, Godse is important to political parties for another reason.

‘How did Gandhiji commit suicide?’ Gujarat schools chain asks in Class 9 exam

The question, in Gujarati, was asked in an internal exam of schools run under the banner of Sufalam Shala Vikas Sankul, which receive govt grants.

China must mend fences with India, says H Pant, Gandhi’s lessons on wealth for Premji

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Is your nationalism inspired by Hitler & Mussolini, CM Bhupesh Baghel asks Mohan Bhagwat

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, who is on weeklong 'Gandhi Vichaar Padyatra', says RSS chief's idea of nationalism is not the inclusive nationalism of Mahatma Gandhi.

A P Shah on sedition’s ‘chilling effect’, Sudharshan Iyengar on why he needs Gandhi today

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

IIT-Delhi faculty calls Hindu religion a 20th century invention, triggers controversy

IIT-Delhi assistant professor Divya Dwivedi says studies prove Mahatma Gandhi was one of the leaders who constructed the idea of ‘false Hindu majority’ in India.

Why RSS thinks it is the true heir of Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy

RSS believes Gandhi and one of its defining pracharaks, Deendayal Upadhyaya had much in common, from sharing philosophies, being charismatic to despising politics.

Aakar Patel criticises Gadkari over electric cars, Murugan says Gandhi’s ‘silence’ helped

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Pragya Thakur, Akash Vijayvargiya’s NYT read on Mahatma & peaks for Trump’s presidency

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

PM’s 100-day agenda may have to jettison core issues for coalition partners

Matters of defence and foreign policy are important, but the new government must address widespread discontent in the country. This begins with investing in the rural sector.

PM’s economic advisor asks if India needs a new poverty line, says multidimensional index not enough

Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, also suggested that analysing inequality at the state level might provide a clearer picture of inequality, as a national estimate could be misleading.

China does a Galwan in South China Sea, Coast Guard carries spears and knives

Pictures had emerged of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles and iron rods with machete-like heads in the vicinity of India’s forward locations on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in 2020.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.