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The Prophet Betrayed: Gandhi and Partition How is one to understand the attitude of Gandhi to the partition of India in 1947? Much like other facets of Gandhi’s politics, this too is nothing short of an enigma. Gandhi was the first to concede the idea of Pakistan in principle, soon after the demand was made…
Linking Aadhaar to Bank Accounts will Destroy the Banking System Unique ID is not unique, does not certify anything, says UIDAI In a shocking admission, the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has admitted, in response to a RTI (Right to Information) query, that it does not certify the identity, address, date of birth, resident…
Nicaragua Defeats the Not-So-Soft Coup The July 19, 2018 demonstration in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, is a massive celebration of the coup’s defeat and a categorical vindication of President Daniel Ortega’s Sandinista government’s efforts for peace in the country. On July 19, hundreds of thousands of people from across Nicaragua converged on the capital…
Are Africans Made to Feel Unwelcome in India? The Madras Courier of July 17, 2018 carried an article with the above caption giving the first hand experiences of some Africans. In response to that article I felt like writing my comments. In a historical–anthropological perspective, people with an African background have been living in India…
The fourth part of a series of seven articles by Marco Teruggi on Chavismo, the ongoing socialist revolutionary project in Venezuela, that the Venezuelans fondly call Bolivarian revolution. I was captivated by the man the very first time I saw him in Mar del Plata (Argentina), in 2005. He was standing before a packed stadium,…
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