Friday, 19 August, 2022
TopicMK Gandhi

Topic: MK Gandhi

August Kranti Maidan saw the birth of Quit India Movement. Now it’s getting a makeover

Purva Chitnis -
While Mumbai emerged as India's commercial heart, its role in the struggle for Independence fell through the cracks. A revamped August Kranti Maidan will keep history alive.

I saw in Rahul Gandhi’s Cambridge talk a 1915 Congress moment: Shruti Kapila

+TFP Shruti Kapila -
Easy to mock Rahul Gandhi at Cambridge, but he's right in remaking congress as party of protest not power.

How Bose and Gandhi helped Abhay De become Srisila Prabhupada, ISKCON founder

Hindol Sengupta -
In the book ‘Sing, Dance and Pray’, author Hindol Sengupta talks about the life of Srisila Prabhupada, the founder of ISCKON.

Cliched, monotonous, lazy — ‘Why I Killed Gandhi’ is not worth the hype

Amogh Rohmetra -
Based on Nathuram Godse's statement in court, Ashok Tyagi's 'Why I Killed Gandhi' starring NCP MP is an attempt to complicate the legacy of Gandhi's assassinator.

Gandhi is back. Farm laws repeal shows even the most hostile enemy can be transformed

Shruti Kapila -
It might be irresistible for some to enjoy the manner in which the mighty PM Modi has been ‘humbled’. But that would certainly be the antithesis of Gandhi.

Don’t implicate Gandhi in Savarkar mercy petition. Archives don’t back the claim

Urvish Kothari -
Gandhi’s efforts for the freedom of the Savarkar brothers were questioned when he did not sign the petition to release Savarkar from jail in 1937.

Gandhi was like Adam Smith in his thinking. But Gandhian studies won’t tell you this

Jaithirth Rao -
In ‘Economist Gandhi’, Jaithirth Rao writes that books for students of economics and management make no reference to Gandhi. The losers are the students.

Independence celebrations didn’t interest Gandhi. The National Flag’s design did

Urvish Kothari -
Harijan weekly, a source of Gandhi’s thoughts, didn’t give much coverage to the Independence Day. It carried articles on replacement of the charkha with a wheel.

Don’t rush to cancel wokes in McCarthyist panic. Keep 5 things in mind

Rama Lakshmi -
Wokes have been called illiberal, online lynch mobs, an intolerant new religion and 'souped-up' Communists.

Modi’s lockdown beard is here to stay. It has much to achieve, politically

Zainab Sikander -
Modi is slowly and steadily crafting his own persona to match up to the looks of the greatest political and philosophical icons of India.
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Sir Ganga Ram hospital Consultants, Residents and DNB students hold placards during a protest in New Delhi, on 30 December 2021 | PTI

Distrust of Indian doctors isn’t new. Class-caste bias always ruled medical profession

Kiran Kumbhar -
As a practising doctor, I discovered large question marks on claims of a trustful patient-doctor relationship in the past. The routine dehumanisation of underprivileged patients remains a rarely mentioned topic.
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Revadi jibe shows Modi govt letting its insecurities do the talking, not economics

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashvi Yadav | PTI

What Left parties’ decision to not join Bihar alliance means for India’s Dalits, women, MBCs

Economy

Farmers plant paddy saplings in a field | PTI Photo

Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes

Sayantan Bera -
Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years.

Defence

Su-57, the Russian 5th generation fighter aircraft Photo by Snehesh Alex Philip

Russia wants to build next generation tanks, submarines with India

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As the second regiment of the S-400 Triumf air defence system starts getting delivered, Russia said it expects the serial production of AK 203 rifles in Amethi to begin in late 2022-early 2023.

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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