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Topic‘Thakkar Bapa’

Topic: ‘Thakkar Bapa’

Thakkar Bapa created an education plan for tribal regions in 1946. First word taught was ‘Ram’

Saagar Tewari -
In ‘Islands against Civilisation’, Saagar Tewari offers a history of late-colonial discussions around the future of tribal communities in South Asia.

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

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

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Opinion

Calm down, people. Alia Bhatt didn’t make history by saying Namaskar at BAFTA

Insha Jalil Waziri -
What really troubles me is the idea of an actor with British citizenship representing India at the UK’s national film awards ceremony, all while wearing an Italian designer.

India must build its own AI stack. It is now a strategic necessity

One way to cut down Indian dairy export rejections. Fix the labels

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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