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Samvad And The Asian Century Of Dharma And Dhamma

Samvad, as a civilisational dialogue, offers a fresh opportunity to deliberate and shape the essence and spirit of the Asian Century The fourth edition of Samvad – the Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative for Conflict Avoidance and Environmental Consciousness will be held in Thailand from 14 to 17 February. This flagship outreach programme, initiated …

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Congress’ temple theatrics

In his thanksgiving address to BJP workers and the people of Delhi after the resounding mandate in favour of the BJP, ending a 27-year hiatus, Prime Minister Modi referred to two very interesting characteristics of the Congress. One was the habit of its leaders, especially its first family members, to …

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The Lotus Eater From Janpath And His Great Grandfather

Rahul Gandhi lives up to his great-grandfather’s reputation—an ill-tempered, irritable, and intolerant guignol prone to indulging in bravado. His theatrics in Parliament evoke the same amusement today as Nehru’s did in the past Replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Modi regaled …

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AI, Skills, Indian Knowledge Systems and Heritage – PM Modi’s Commitment to “Vikās” and “Virāsat”

The ASER 2024 national findings on rural education have revealed a trend that is dynamic and positive. There has clearly been a post-Covid recovery and the education scenario, especially in rural India is on an upward trend. In a massive countrywide rural household survey that covered over 6 lakh children …

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Congress And The ‘Registration’ Of Sadhus

Nehru’s Congress attempted to license Hindu sadhus, revealing a historical pattern of state overreach into religious affairs. This controversial bill, though defeated, exposes a long-standing tension between the Congress and Hindu traditions Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is increasingly sounding not like the president of the principal Opposition party of India, …

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Subhas Chandra Bose: India’s ‘Patriot Saint’

In his first Mann Ki Baat of 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Modi made inspiring references to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He described Netaji’s daring escape from the clutches of the British and his drive and flight into the pantheon of India’s immortals, as a leader of global proportion and acceptance. …

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How Nehru and Congress Ignored and Insulted Dr B.R. Ambedkar

As the campaign for the first general elections in 1951-1952 played out, the Congress led by Nehru fiercely targeted two leaders. For the fledgling Jana Sangh and Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Nehru came out in open abuse, vowing to ‘crush Jana Sangh.’ For Dr Ambedkar and the Scheduled Caste Federation, …

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Sri Narayana Guru: The ‘Ideal Hindu Sannyasi’

Pinarayi Vijayan’s assessment of Sri Narayana Guru must be obligatorily dismissed and dumped as the rantings of an ageing and disoriented communist In a remarkably succinct and moving assessment of the iconic Sri Narayana Guru, legendary philosopher-scholar-monk of the Ramakrishna Order and its thirteenth president Swami Ranganathananda describes a unique …

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‘Subcontinent of Nationalities’ versus ‘Indivisibility of India’

Jinnah’s demand for separate Muslim homelands sparked fierce opposition, with leaders like Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and BR Ambedkar rallying for Hindu unity and an indivisible India In his voluminous study ‘Pathway to India’s Partition’, historian Bimal Prasad, observes that in January 1940, Jinnah wrote to Mahatma Gandhi, in response …

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Centennial Reflection

For many of our generation, then in college, Vajpayee becoming Prime Minister was the response that we had yearned for to Congress’s politics of status quoism and entitlement. It was the first triumph, at the national level, of the politics of an alternate vision The commemoration of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s centenary will …

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“पंडित नेहरू, कांग्रेस और वामपंथी दलों द्वारा बांग्लादेशी हिंदुओं की समस्याओं को नजरअंदाज करने की ऐतिहासिक लापरवाही पर आधारित डॉ अनिर्बान गांगुली जी का युगवार्ता पत्रिका में पेज नंबर 12 पर विशेष साक्षात्कार।

सौरव राय के साथ उनकी बातचीत इस गंभीर विषय की ऐतिहासिक, सामाजिक और राजनीतिक जड़ों को उजागर करती है। इसे जरूर पढ़ें   Source: https://yugvarta.hindusthansamachar.in/index.php?edition=Mpage&date=2024-12-16&page=12

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Onward to Nagpur to Meet Doctorji

The historic meeting among Hedgewar, Golwalkar, and Syama Prasad Mookerjee in the summer of 1940 coincided with the expansion of RSS and paved the way for India’s unity amidst calls of division It was in the summer of 1940 that Sri Guruji and Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee first met. On …

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Stretching Forth A Saving Hand: PM Modi’s Defence Of The Constitution

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the debate on the Constitution will go down in the annals of India’s parliamentary history as a historic and unprecedented address. It articulated the challenges that the Constitution faced for over five decades, and it spoke of those towering framers of the Constitution who …

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Classical Language Pali and Nalanda University: Tribute to Dr Ambedkar

While addressing the Abhidhamma Divas in Delhi in early November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the historic significance of conferring classical language status on Pali. He mentioned how in the past one decade, an intense and successful effort has seen the preservation and dissemination of many dimensions of Buddha’s …

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