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Politics of ‘Distancing’ a la BJP
16 November 2015, by Sharad RajimwaleAmong the many things fabricated by the BJP rulers after their assumption to power in India, one striking fixture is the politics of ‘distancing’. On a close look it appears to perfectly suit their total action plan which enjoys the benefit of (...) -
Nehru for Today
16 November 2015, by Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru’s 126th birth anniversary falls on November 14, 2015. On this occasion we are reproducing the following excerpts from Nehru’s speeches and writings that are of exceptional relevance today.
Before I am anxious about anything (...) -
Do We Need Nehru Today?
16 November 2015, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
Twelve years ago Jawaharlal Nehru died is harness on May 27. Inevitably, much has changed in these twelve years among his people and in the humanity at large. He was not the man who would have preferred the status quo to (...) -
India Needs Nehru Again
16 November 2015by L.K. Sharma
This is no usual anniversary for paying tributes to Nehru. He and his principles are under attack by those wanting to drag India into a direction not envisioned by the freedom fighters nor sanctified by the secular India’s (...) -
The kind of India Nehru Wanted
16 November 2015, by Girish MishraPandit Nehru, after his tour of the Western world and of the Soviet Union, realised that the socialist orientation of the nationalist vision was indispensable for making political independence in the future more than a symbolic affair and he was (...) -
Growing Relevance of Nehru’s Secularism
16 November 2015by Mohd Yousuf Dar
Jawaharlal Nehru, the architect of modern India, always tried his best for building a secular India. Nehru was in the core of his heart secular and rationalist. India emerged as a secular state in the mid-20th century mainly (...) -
The Importance and Centrality of Jawaharlal Nehru in Contemporary India
16 November 2015, by Anil NauriyaREVIEW ARTICLE
Nehru’s India: Essays on the Maker of a Nation (ed. Nayantara Sahgal);Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt Ltd, New Delhi; 2015; pages: 192; Rs 399.
This is an engaging and timely collection of eleven recently-written essays on (...) -
Remembering Rasheed Talib
16 November 2015TRIBUTE
“How is Rasheed?” This was a question I was to answer very frequently for over three decades by friends in Delhi and outside. Such was the popularity and affectionate feeling for Rasheed Al-Talib among his immunerable friends in various (...) -
BJP at Bay
10 November 2015POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
The BJP at bay on the intolerance issue is desperately trying to deny that it (and the Sangh Parivar) is fanning intolerance in every sphere of society. But ironically it finds that every time it tries to do so only confirms (...) -
Tethered to Old Positions
10 November 2015, by Kuldip NayarHow soon has Geeta, a deaf and dumb girl, disappeared from newspaper columns and television networks! This is not surprising. It only shows the depth of hostility between India and Pakistan. Islamabad did make a gesture by returning her. New (...)
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