Had the opportunity of presenting my book “From Partition to Progress: Persecuted Hindus and the Struggle for Citizenship….

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Had the opportunity of presenting my book “From Partition to Progress: Persecuted Hindus and the Struggle for Citizenship” to veteran journalist-editor, author, public intellectual & activist Shri Ram Bahadur Rai. He is currently the President of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. In my numerous conversations with him I have always noticed an undiminished intellectual curiosity permeate Shri Rai’s interactions and discussions. A prolific writer himself, his unfailing encouragement and his huge reservoir of information is always energising. We discussed various dimensions of the book, especially the sections on 1971 Bangladesh liberation war, persecution of Hindus by the pro Pakistan Razakar-Jamaat and also the period of 2001 to 2005 when the BNP-Jamaat coalition took over unleashed persecution on Hindus and Buddhists.

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In response to PM Shri Narendra Modi’s call for deliberating on the need for “One Nation, One Election”..

In response to PM Shri Narendra Modi’s call for deliberating on the need for “One Nation, One Election”, an interesting dialogue highlighting various dimensions of “ONOE” was held at SPMRF. Young scholars, policymakers, policy analysts, students, former bureaucrats, columnists, and academics got together to discuss each dimension of this historic …

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“But I intend to go to Jammu” – Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee (Madhopur checkpost, 11 May, 1953) …

“But I intend to go to Jammu” – Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee (Madhopur checkpost, 11 May, 1953) From Jammu retraced the historic and poignant route – drove to Madhopur-Pathankot checkpost with Shri Tarun Chugh, national general secretary BJP, and reached the very spot where Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee was arrested …

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On Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Ji’s Punyatithi “Samarpan Diwas……

On Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Ji’s Punyatithi “Samarpan Diwas” paid tribute to him in Jammu with BJP National General Secretary Shri Tarun Chugh, J&K BJP president Shri Sat Sharma, former Deputy Chief Minister Shri Kavindra Gupta, J&K BJP general secretary organisation Shri Ashok Kaul ji and other leaders, MLAs and karyakartas. …