12 YEARS FROM THE RED FORT: From Access to Aspiration
Across 12 Independence Day addresses, PM Narendra Modi’s changing vocabulary traces India’s journey from fixing basic deficits to pursuing technological, economic and strategic ambition There is a simple way to measure the distance India has travelled in the last decade: listen to the Prime Minister’s Independence Day speeches. In the …
The Viswaguru Imperative
The idea of India as Viswaguru demands discipline, constitutionalism and national purpose—not rhetoric, disruption or the politics of anarchy A glimpse of what it takes to transform India into Viswaguru was seen during the dark days of the pandemic, when Covid inundated the world and India stood out, radiating hope …
Abuse is not Awakening
India cannot become a Viswaguru through abuse, threats and constitutional defiance. Its rise must rest on duty, discipline and nation-building Sonam Wangchuk is on his way to Ladakh, and by the time this column appears, he will be back in his familiar surroundings, recuperating and working on his future projects. …
Congress’ Anarchy System
25 years ago, political scientist and public intellectual Rajni Kothari spoke of the decline of the “Congress system.” Kothari spoke of the Congress becoming a “caricature of the Congress system”, in many ways a negation of it. He had famously coined the term “Congress System.” Kothari referred to the Congress’s …
At Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Sri Aurobindo’s birthplace in Kolkata, on “Dr Syama Prasad Remembrance Fortnight…..
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Was happy to be part of the Platinum Jubilee celebration of Balika Shiksha Sadan & Muralilal Mehta Vidya Mandir…..
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At the invitation of the Central University of Gujarat, delivered the keynote address on Dr Syama Prasad…..
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The Indo-Pacific: A civilisational idea of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto inaugurate the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Compound Restoration and Conservation Project in Indonesia on Wednesday. Image Courtesy: @narendramodi The Indo-Pacific is an Indian civilisational construct. For over a millennium, civilisational India’s maritime, commercial, cultural and philosophical exchanges and contacts with the …
Was delighted to receive my copy of “The Collected Speeches of Bengal Tiger: Asutosh Mookerjee” (The Imperial…..
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On Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s 125th birth anniversary, was in his ancestral home Jirhat, Hooghly…..
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Messenger of the Dhamma
Beyond politics, Dr Mookerjee emerged as independent India’s foremost ambassador of Buddhism, reconnecting ancient civilisational bonds across Asia through culture As we commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and discuss and celebrate his multifaceted life and contributions there is one dimension of his life which makes …
On “Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Remembrance Fortnight”, had the honour of unveiling a bust of Dr Syama Prasad…..
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On Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Smriti Paksh, at the historic Sumangala Hall, the Maha Bodhi Society of India, (MBSI)…..
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Was happy to catch up with my friend, Education Minister of Tripura, Shri Kishor Barman. Was impressed…….
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