Rabindranath Tagore’s work profoundly shaped modern Indian literature and music. In this edition of ThePrint Quiz, test your knowledge of the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize.
Modelled after ancient teaching methods of the gurukul or tapovana and inspired by the Bauhaus philosophy, Kala Bhavana resulted from Tagore’s shift in politics after his withdrawal from the Swadeshi movement.
Reba Som notes that for a diplomat, a new country feels familiar as Indian embassies remain under the MEA and “have the same flavour”, this was not the case for their spouses.
Invoking Bengali pride has been one of the distinct traits of West Bengal’s politicians, whether it is to duck criticism on Covid or play the language card.
In this excerpt from her book 'Indian Extincts', Miniya Chatterji writes that stalwarts of Indian politics, literature and religion would have been declared anti-national by today's standards.
Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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