Nikhil Newaskar Ji, RSS Prant Pracharak, Tripura Prant, is a repository of information and perspectives on India’s northeast. Widely traveled in the region, having deeply penetrated its varied and diverse social life and culture dimensions Nikhil Ji knows Tripura and the entire region’s history and fabric like very few do. …

Offered tribute to Shri #AtalBihariVajpayee Ji on his centenary – at Sonarpur (Jadavpur) this evening. Recitations, songs and seva marked the occasion. Spoke on the various dimensions of “Atal Ji’s” life of epic proportions and of how PM Modi is carrying forward that legacy, magnified a thousand fold

Glimpses: “Pali – India’s Classical Language & Buddha’s Legacy”, Kushinagar – Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, Buddha PG College, Kushinagar, National Association for Youth. Bhante Mahendra, former Chairman, International Buddha Research Institute, Lucknow delivered the keynote address, Bhadant Gyaneshwar Ji, President Kushinagar Bhikkhu Sangha presided, other eminent people also …

In Kushinagar paid my respects to Aggamahapandita Ven. Bhadant Gyaneshwar Mahasthavir Ji, President of Kushinagar Bhikkhu Sangh & Monk-in-Chief of Myanmar Buddhist Temple, Kushinagar. From Myanmar he came to India at an early age, adopted India as his homeland and has spent a lifetime dedicated to propagation of #Buddhism in …

“The life of Buddha has an especial appeal. All my life I have been very fond of Buddha… That boldness, that fearlessness, and that tremendous love! He was born for the good of men. Others may seek God, others may seek truth for themselves; he did not even care to …

On #VijayDiwas the Buddha Triratna Mission in collaboration with Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation organised a discussion on the “Challenges to Minority Security in Bangladesh” especially the onslaught on Hindus and Buddhists. 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War veteran Maj General Anukul Chandra AVSM (retd), was felicitated by BJP National General …

Glimpses: “Manthana -Talk & Discussion in Bengaluru on “Hindus in Bangladesh- current situation, challenges and way ahead”. Addressed an informed audience comprising of civil society members, accomplished bureaucrats, policy makers, educationists and young research scholars. It must be our duty and commitment to spread awareness on the conditions of Hindus …

On Babasaheb Dr B.R.Ambedkar’s Mahaparinirvan Diwas – special programme organised by Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation in New Delhi. Shri B.L.Santhosh Ji, BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) graced the event as Chief Guest. Shri Tarun Chugh, BJP National General Secretary was the Guest of Honour. The programme also commemorated …

On Babasaheb Dr B.R.Ambedkar’s Mahaparinirvan Diwas – special programme organised @spmrfoundation in New Delhi. Shri B.L.Santhosh Ji, BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) graced the event as Chief Guest. Shri Tarun Chugh, BJP National General Secretary was the Guest of Honour. The programme also commemorated Classical Language Status on Pali conferred …

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 …

Sri Aurobindo attained Mahasamadhi on this day in 1950… “With the same abandon with which he had struggled for India’s political freedom, he began his long patient quest for the freedom of the spirit. The two Aurobindo’s merged with each other, the political fighter and the yogi. Even then his …

At the Constitution Club: Addressed a gathering of Buddhist Chakmas, academics, activists and members of civil society on the challenges being faced by minorities in Bangladesh since August 2024- What is this “new Bangladesh” – that the self-styled leaders/advisers are harping on? In this “new Bangladesh” Hindus are being targeted, …

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 …