In 'The Undying Light: A Personal History of Independent India', Gopalkrishna Gandhi offers a deeply personal account of India's post-Independence triumphs, struggles, and evolving identity.
Bike-borne men allegedly accosted 12-yr-old in Tirunelveli district on 21 September. Police say 'it doesn't look like attack took place' based on CCTV incident & probe.
Beneath the rhetoric, there's a genuine issue–caste-based conflict and hatred in Tamil society. Martin Luther King Jr, Mandela, and Renan show the way forward.
Studies on the Indian diaspora in the US can lead one to conclude that caste largely vanishes beyond boundaries of India. The story of IIT students suggests otherwise.
India keeps falling into ‘great power’ fantasy trap. Think of the 1950s, when New Delhi mistook its all-too-real potential for actual power, and China brought it down to earth in 1962.
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