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Friday, September 27, 2024
TopicMahatma Gandhi

Topic: Mahatma Gandhi

How an engineer and 2 high-flyers became Gandhi’s men

‘Thakkar Bapa’, Indulal Yajnik and Shankarlal Banker were already active in public life when Mahatma Gandhi arrived in Ahmedabad.

Mahatma Gandhi’s little-known love affair with a married, progressive woman in Lahore

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, we revisit an unexplored chapter of the great man’s life, featuring a platonic love tie, as told by Gandhi’s biographer Ramchandra Guha.

Studying Mahatma Gandhi is not going to get you a job & Indian students know it

Ahead of the Mahatma’s 150th birth anniversary in 2019, data shows dramatic reduction in students pursuing Gandhian studies. But scholars are unperturbed.

PM Modi says Gandhiji was most deserving candidate for top UN green award

The prime minister also asserted that sanitation coverage in the country had increased manifold under his four-year-old government.

Muhammad Ismail, Indian Muslim League pioneer who wanted Hindustani as official language

During Constituent Assembly debates, Ismail pushed for Hindustani because it was the most spoken and understood language in India.

Traumatic experience of liberalism made Asians and Africans distrust it

Mahatma Gandhi was one of the critics of liberalism. He saw it collapsing in the West into demagogic, racist and authoritarian regimes.

PM Modi picks up broom, launches ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign

Modi urges all sections of society to help fulfil Gandhi’s dream of a clean India.

PM Modi writes to media houses to participate in ‘clean India movement’

In letter to ThePrint, Modi asks Swachhata be placed ‘at the top of national consciousness’, which will help nation move along path to a clean India.

Mahatma Gandhi’s dream was khadi in every home. But this govt firm wants a monopoly

KVIC’s stringent rules act as a deterrent for other manufacturers and retailers, who say it’s like the pre-1991 licence raj.

The man who played a role in the politics of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

Allama Raghib Ahsan, an adviser and confidant to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly.

On Camera

Spending long hours in office is seen as hard work. Never mind the results

Many of us hesitate to leave the office if the boss is still there, even if they are using the time to pay bills online or make personal calls.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

A fitness & fighter aircraft enthusiast, who is Air Marshal AP Singh, the next Chief of Air Force

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.