Shri V Satish Ji, whom I first met nearly twenty five years ago in the Northeast – in Assam & Meghalaya – when he was BJP’s General Secretary (Organisation) in Charge of Northeast, has always fascinated me with his deep knowledge of the region, its culture, people and its multidimensional …

Was happy to welcome Ven. Karunalankar Bhikkhu, leader of the Chakma Buddhists and President of the Peace Campaign Group, New Delhi. An accomplished scholar and writer Ven. Karunalankar gave a detailed update on the difficulties being faced by minorities especially Hindus and Chakma Buddhists in Bangladesh in the last few …

Was happy to welcome Ven. Karunalankar Bhikkhu, leader of the Chakma Buddhists and President of the Peace Campaign Group, New Delhi. An accomplished scholar and writer Ven. Karunalankar gave a detailed update on the difficulties being faced by minorities, especially Hindus and Chakma Buddhists in #Bangladesh in the last few …

While in Leh, Ladakh, visited the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre – a vibrant ecosystem working in the field of yoga, affordable healthcare, education – in the Himalayan heights. Was honoured to be welcomed by its founder Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena Ji who has been working here for the last four decades. …

In Leh, #Ladakh today – celebrating Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi’s decision to confer the status of #ClassicalLanguage on #Pali – a grand event organised by the Ladakh Autonomous District Hill Council & the Ladakh Gonpa Association. BJP National General Secretary @tarunchughbjp accepted the felicitating scroll thanking Prime Minister handed over …

Was delighted to present a copy of my book “Partition to Progress: Persecuted Hindus & the Struggle for Citizenship” to @sgurumurthy – public intellectual and inspiring thinker. I have been closely following his many-faceted work for over a decade. @BluOneInk.

At Visva Bharati – #Santiniketan – Celebrating the University’s Acharya and India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s decision to confer the Classical Language status on #Bengali, #Assamese, #Marathi, #Pali #Prakrit – a special statement was issued with wide support thanking Prime Minister for conferring the status of Classical Language on …

A very fulfilling moment this morning in Santiniketan – was deeply moved to felicitate the legendary Professor Suniti Kumar Pathak, foremost expert on #Pali, #Sanskrit and #Tibetan sources of Buddhism. Among the remaining few who studied under the iconic linguist Professor Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay and the other iconic scholar of …

Inspired by RSS’ ideology of embracing national devotion and self-sacrifice, MS Golwalkar sought guidance from Swami Akhandananda at the Ramakrishna Mission—an event that’d infuse spirituality in his national service On the RSS evoking deshbhakti, Professor MA Venkata Rao writes in his introduction to Shri Guruji’s opus ‘Bunch of Thoughts’, ‘it teaches …

In a historic tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Government  has announced sesquicentennial celebration to honour Patel’s unyielding legacy in unifying India Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that to honour Sardar Patel’s ‘monumental contributions’, to commemorate, his ‘enduring legacy as the visionary behind the establishment of one of …

The only ones in India applauding, serenading and commiserating with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his demi-tour are MPs of a regional Indian party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is restricted to the eastern flank of India, far, far away from Canada. The Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, the Gulf …

রতন টাটার জীবনাবসান – এর ফলে স্বাধীন ভারতের শিল্পের ইতিহাসে এক যুগের অবসান ঘটল। তিনি দু দশক টাটা গ্রুপের চেয়ারম্যান ছিলেন এবং তাঁর নেতৃত্বে টাটা গ্রুপের ব্যাপক এবং সর্বাঙ্গীন বৃদ্ধি ঘটেছিলো। টাটা গ্রুপের নেট ওয়ার্থ  এখন  হয়ে দাঁড়িয়েছে ৩০ লক্ষ কোটি টাকা এবং দু দশকে রতন টাটা এই গ্রুপ কে …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced, along with US President Joe Biden, the firming up of the deal for the semiconductor plant to be set up in Kolkata In a week, Kolkata and West Bengal saw two major developments in terms of investment, industry, futuristic technology, and advancement. Prime Minister …