Ashok Gopal’s A Part Apart: The Life and Thought of B.R. Ambedkar, the first complete biography of Ambedkar published by Navayana on the eve of the 132nd birth anniversary, sheds new light on the Ambedkar–Gandhi debate by paying attention to Ambedkar’s writings in Marathi on the Poona Pact and his evolving views on Gandhi.
In a keynote address Thursday, Manoj Sinha said the Mahatma only had a high school diploma. The comments did not go down well with Tushar, who called them ‘ignorant’.
Advani's rath yatra left a legacy of violence in the form of riots. Rahul Gandhi’s yatra has been staked on the power of nonviolence. On this yardstick, Bharat Jodo Yatra is a winner.
Acharya Devvrat will be the first Chancellor to hold the position with a thin majority of 13 to 9 in the Governing Council. Two members abstained from voting.
In ‘Ambedkar: A Life’, Shashi Tharoor writes that it was important for Ambedkar to stand apart from Gandhi on caste because he didn’t want ‘pious blessings and hollow platitudes’.
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.
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.
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.
Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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