Partition Horror Remembrance Day: Why sorry tale of Bengal needs to be told again and again
While the saga of partition on the western front has seen ample research, documentation, and displays, much of the saga of the eastern partition and its various dimensions still remain to be narrated, documented, and re-stated Referring to a ‘private conversation’ he had with Jawaharlal Nehru, in Noakhali ‘around the …
Collective yearning for change
Since the abrogation of Article 370, the suppressed aspirations of the people of J&K and Ladakh have found an outlet — paving the way for multi-layered transformation The fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 passed last week on August 5. Even the most biased and prejudiced, whatever their …
Opinion | When Sardar Erected a Statue of Lokmanya
The period between 1920-22, which saw the struggle to erect Lokmanya’s statue, was the period when Patel incessantly challenged the colonial government. Eventually, the statue was erected and unveiled in 1929 In his acceptance speech while receiving the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a …
Nine Years of Renaissance: PM Modi’s Crusade for a Better India
In 2013, India was named in the infamous list of Fragile Five Economies by Morgan Stanley that indicated the systemic risks emerging economies faced, owing to their disproportionately high level of dependence on foreign investments to sustain their growth. Not just that, by 2013, the overall investor confidence in India was …
Politics of violence and of opportunism in West Bengal
While she dines with the Congress and the Communists in Bangalore, no leaders from these parties will question Mamata Banerjee on her human rights record, an atrocious record which has very badly affected the cadres and workers of these parties as well. Barun Ruidas, a Dalit, was the polling agent …
Opinion | Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Subhas Chandra Bose: The Icons of West Bengal
As India commemorates Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s 122nd birth anniversary and as one sees his dream and hopes for a free India being realised comprehensively, I look back in tribute to two of India’s and the state of Bengal’s greatest sons and patriots who were contemporaries and visionaries, each nurturing …
Modi in US: How Narendra Modi’s visit to US marks India’s self-discovery after 75 years
Modi in US: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US symbolises India’s empowered journey of self-expression which has been in the making for 75 years As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a historic visit to the United States much is being written about the visit, its prospects, …
Opinion | New Parliament for New India: Why Mocking it is a Disquieting Idea
Much as they would like to obfuscate and subvert history, the Nehru-Gandhi Congress and their political extension — the Indian communist parties — have been stung by the revelation of the Sengol ceremony and of Jawaharlal Nehru’s participation in it. Evidence of various kinds exists to prove that the Sengol …
Reimagining & relaying the Buddha link
The successful shaping of the ‘Asian century’ cannot be envisaged without putting the philosophical underpinnings of Buddha’s teachings at the centre stage “I have always believed that I have a special connection with Lord Buddha. I experience that I am connected to his thoughts and his path of love and …
BBC & the ‘Mayo’ mentality
Malicious agenda of denigrating India are in continuation of the vile narrative painted once by Katherine Mayo — a committed ‘Indophobe’ hired during the British rule. The acute irony and deep symbolism of the fact that India, in the 75th year of her hard-earned freedom, surpassed Britain’s economy and has …
The progenitor of democracy
Contrary to the narrative woven by Western world, ancient texts leave no doubt that Indians propounded their version of democracy long before the West would The narrative of India as “the Mother of Democracy” has gained credence over some time, primarily because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s articulation, that while …
‘The world meets in one nest’: India’s G20 message as it assumes presidency
India’s attempt is to find a common civilisational articulation and approach that shall enable all stakeholders to move towards laying the foundational structure of a new global order, a fresh framework of cooperation, exchange and osmosis It was deeply symbolic and significant that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over the …
India’s Democratic Resurgence – the real narrative
Neo-colonists with a focus on India have been active for some time. Especially since the summer of 2014, when Chief Minister Narendra Modi was elected Prime Minister of India with a decisive, overwhelming and unequivocal mandate to transform the fundamentals and lead the country towards its seventy-fifth year of independence …
Opposition’s vulture politics over a tragedy: Recalling Modi’s organic and umbilical attachment to Morbi and its people
No one can equal Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attachment to Morbi and to its people. His attachment is organic and umbilical. To understand Modi’s attachment and connection to Morbi, an attachment that is and can never be ruptured, one will have to look back forty-five years at a 29-year-old RSS …