Interview: Rewriting Constitution Means Breaking India Apart, Says Fali Nariman
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Interview: Rewriting Constitution Means Breaking India Apart, Says Fali Nariman

The noted constitution expert’s interview covers a range of topics, including the calls for a new constitution, simultaneous polls, questions raised on the Basic Structure of the constitution, the prevailing climate of intolerance, and the changing relationship between judiciary and executive.

Caste, Gandhi and the Man Beside Gandhi: The Diary of Mahadev Desai
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Caste, Gandhi and the Man Beside Gandhi: The Diary of Mahadev Desai

Following Ramsay MacDonald’s Communal Award, designating separate electorates for ‘untouchables’, Gandhi began a fast unto death which culminated in the signing of the Poona Pact. The diary of Mahadev Desai, Gandhi’s personal secretary, offers an honest window into the days leading up to this decision.