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Delivered to the Constituent Assembly on August 14, 1947, Nehru’s speech has been quoted often in the 75 years since it was first heard. The words stir a listener, reminding her of the spirit, trials and stories that make independent India. Also: a related article by Sidharth Bhatia.
The demagogue has convinced himself that the nation can be talked up and talked out of the ruler’s mistakes and mis-steps.
Dolores Ibárruri’s (‘La Pasionaria’) famous Farewell Address to the International Brigades, delivered in Barcelona on 28th October 1938.
In his 15 August speech, PM Modi elevated V.D. Savarkar to the pantheon of freedom fighters of the Indian freedom movement. A comparison of PM’s idolization of Savarkar with the writings of Savarkar and records of his activities available in the archives of the Hindu Mahasabha.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Constitution Amendments that led to the three-tier Panchayati Raj structures. The 73rd Amendment further led to legislation for its extension into tribal areas and the Forest Rights Act. On how have these legislations fared over the past 30 years.
As working class families the world over struggle to afford basic necessities amid historic inflation, driven by the pandemic and the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine, the world’s largest multinational oil corporations are announcing record profits.
Over the past three days, relentless Israeli airstrikes killed at least 45 Palestinians, including 16 children, and caused extensive devastation; Also: Events continue to demonstrate that Palestine cannot be made a marginal issue, however much Israel and the USA try.
Blinded and mesmerized by the Rs 7525 crore port project, all governments whether the UDF led one in 2015 when the contract was signed, or the subsequent two terms of the LDF, have taken special attention to provide land and resources to the Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited.
Hundreds of structures were demolished to make way for the Kashi Vishwanath corridor – including shrines that housed shivlings.
One must wonder how one can call themselves ‘pro-life’ if they oppose abortion but support every war the United States engages in, wherein innocent men, women and children are slaughtered, having done committed no ‘crime’, except to be born in the country the U.S. invades.
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