How the RSS Distanced Itself from Gandhi’s Killer
Among the many lies the assassin had told in court, the one that endured the most was his claim that he had left the RSS and joined the Hindu Mahasabha.
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Ali Ibrahim Khan and Narendra Modi: the Past and Present of Kashi Vishwanath
The Prime Minister thanks Maharani Ahilya Bai Holkar and Maharaja Ranjit Singh for being the inspiration behind the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Project. However, both of these did not construct the corridor. It was built by Nawab Ali Ibrahim Khan, whom the PM has chosen to ignore.
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Some Reflections on Nehru and Journalism Today
Even as human vultures of a wide amalgam train their guns on Nehru’s years as Prime Minister, and his role in India’s freedom struggle, what stands out today are many of Nehru’s thoughtful writings, his regular press conferences, and of course his thoughts on freedom of the press and journalists’ rights and freedom.
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The Age of the Unicorn, Brought to You by IIT Kharagpur
The geniuses at IIT Kharagpur have come up with a new hoax. They have declared the unicorn that appears on Indus valley seals to be a representation of “sage Risya Sringa” of the Ramayana, thus “proving” that those ancient carvers of the Indus valley seals were one and the same as the Vedic people.
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Hindi and Urdu
The politics in the country was not as divisive and toxic in the sixties, when I was a child, as it is now. Urdu, for we siblings, was a secular language and not associated with a community or religion.
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It Is Time We Thought of and Demanded a Shorter Work Week – Two Articles
A new experiment from Iceland confirms what many of us have long suspected: reducing working hours improves wellbeing and productivity; In an age of both untold prosperity and existential crisis, it’s time to rethink work.
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No Means No: Kinnaur Tribals Oppose Hydropower Plant to Protect Fragile Ecology
Kinnauras launch campaign against the proposed 804 MW Jangi Thopan Powari Hydroelectricity Project on Satluj.
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India’s Potato-Chip Tussle: How Gujarat Farmers Won a Battle—but Not the War—Against Pepsico
On 3 December, a tribunal revoked the sole rights granted by the government to Pepsico over a potato used to make its best-selling Lays brand of chips. But while the order delighted farmers, it did not reflect India’s unique law that allows farmers to trade in even those seeds protected as intellectual property.
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‘Yes, We Are Andolanjeevi, You Have Forced Us’: Medha Patkar
Today’s centralised policies are pushing the marginalised communities further to the margins, squeezing all options for the poor but to take to the streets – says the activist.
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Press Release on Haridwar Dharma Sansad; Ex-Service Chiefs, Others Demand Action Against Communal Event
Press Release and Statement on the ‘Dharma Sansad’ organized in Haridwar from Dec 17 to 19 wherein several religious leaders and those associated with Hindutva extremist organisations gave an open call for Hindus to arm themselves and eliminate Muslims from the country.
