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‘How Nehru Used Science for Nation Building’: For Jawaharlal Nehru, science was an “enzyme of hope”, a romance, a dream, and a constructive way of imagining the nation. Also: ‘Despite the Assaults on Nehru’s Legacy, India Still Lives in the House That He Built’.
Large sections of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs unitedly challenged the greatest imperialist power, Britain, during India’s First War of Independence which began on May 10, 1857.
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Allah Bakhsh spent all his life countering communal politics of Muslim League and its two-nation theory. In fact, he laid down his life for this cause, assassinated by the goons hired by Muslim league on May 14, 1943.
‘On His 135th Birth Anniversary, We Ask, Would Ambedkar be Allowed Free Speech in India Today?’. Also: ‘Why Marginalised Groups Celebrate Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Birthday: A Contemporary Analysis of His Relevance in India Today’.
Out of 381 martyrs, 222 were Hindus, 96 Sikhs and 63 Muslims. Thus, before the appearance of protagonists of Hindu and Muslim separatism, Indian freedom struggle was a united movement over-riding religious and caste divisions. It was a true anti-colonial movement for an inclusive India.
‘Sukhdev Thapar: The Shadowed Intellectual of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association’; ‘Comrade Bhagat Singh, in This India, You Too Would Likely be Branded an Anti-National’.
On the struggles of the founding mothers of the Indian Constitution who fought for building a democratic nation where all citizens, regardless of gender, would enjoy equal rights.
In Mumbai, on 30 December 2024, we celebrated the 100th birthday of Dr. GG Parikh (GG), a person who dedicated his life to rid the world of inequalities and establish a society free from exploitation.
On his 69th death anniversary, remembering Acharya Narendra Deva’s contribution to India’s socialist movement and freedom struggle, his literary work on Buddhism, and more. Also: “Sarojini Naidu: A Poet, Patriot and Pioneer”.
Mehta’s greatest contribution in the Constituent Assembly was to the cause of women’s rights. As one of only fifteen women members in the Constituent Assembly, her constant demand for equal rights for women shaped the nature of the Constitution.
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