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RSS at 100: Can Akhand Bharat be Reimagined?
India’s progress depends on fostering Hindu–Muslim harmony and healing. Does the RSS have the imagination to shed its exclusionary ideas?
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Patel Was Not the Sole Architect of the Integration of Princely States; Nehru Too Deserves Credit
Patel’s role in the integration of princely states has been exaggerated by the Modi regime precisely because of it is seeking to malign and erase Nehru’s contribution in the freedom movement and in the making of modern India.
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What Gandhi, Saint Francis and Pope Francis Have in Common
The three great personalities are united by the silken thread of ‘godward faith and manward love’.
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With His Fabindia Boycott Call, Tejasvi Surya Is Hurting the Soul of Hinduism
Hinduism is noted for its incredible diversity and its widely admired spirit of tolerance and respect for other faiths and cultures.
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100 Years of Chauri Chaura: Lessons from Gandhi for Today’s India
Gandhi, Chauri Chaura, and the entire context of the Non-Cooperation Movement, present important lessons for Indians. If incidents of Indians-against-Indians violence continue, our Swaraj, as the Mahatma had warned, will “stink in our nostrils”.
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When the Music of Beethoven Mingled with the Music of Gandhi’s Spinning Wheel
In the year of Beethoven’s 250th birth anniversary, remembering how two Europeans brought together Gandhi and the German composer.
