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Most Indians Would be Considered Anti-National
28 March 2016, by Sandeep PandeyLately, a number of people have been described as anti-national by the Hindutva lobby. Most shocking is their definition of anybody who worships ‘demons’ from Hindu mythology as also anti-national. The mythological figures belong to a distant (...) -
The Idea of India: Whose Idea of Which India?
28 March 2016, by S G VombatkereThe Idea of India
The “Idea of India” is itself a relatively new concept epitomised in catch phrases like “Incredible India”, “Shining India”, “Make in India”, etc. It has been marketed so as to convert India as a preferred destination for tourism and (...) -
How do Panchayat Women perceive Violence? A Survey Report
28 March 2016WOMEN’S WORLD
by Bidyut Mohanty
Introduction
Persistence of structural violence has been culturally ingrained against women in all stages of their life-cycle and in everyday life both in the family as well as in the society at large. This is (...) -
Damning Urdu
28 March 2016, by Mukul Dube“The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), which operates under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, has introduced a form which requires authors of books NCPUL acquires annually to declare that the content will not be (...) -
On ‘One Death: Several Questions’
28 March 2016COMMUNICATION
I would like to offer some comments on the Political Notebook by B.D.G., entitled “One Death: Several Questions”, that appeared in the Mainstream issue of February 13, 2016.
One. B.D.G. writes that “the Indian Army is at a (...) -
Time to Breach the Wall
28 March 2016, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The last few months have witnessed the deterioration of Indo-Pak relations to the point of almost eye-ball-to-eyeball confrontation. Tempers have been stoked high and the fiercest propaganda bombardment has been going on (...) -
The Legend of Bhagat Singh: Gandhi tried his best to save his Life
28 March 2016by Praveen Davar
The following article is being published on the eightyfifth anniversary of Bhagat Singh’s martyrdom; he was executed along with Sukhdev and Rajguru in Lahore on March 23, 1931.
The 85th death anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, (...) -
What we Learn and Teach in JNU
28 March 2016, by Arun KumarThe discussion on JNU in Parliament brought out the political divide on the issue of nationalism and the functioning of the institutions of higher education in the country. JNU has been under severe attack since the Ninth of February when some (...) -
India snubs an American Admiral
28 March 2016, by M K BhadrakumarAccording to the Delhi grapevine, Americans, in their private conversations with Indian interlocutors who are opinion-makers, have been badmouthing Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar—just as they used to do to A.K. Antony in the UPA era. Their (...) -
West Asia: Latest Ankara-Riyadh Strategy in Syria
28 March 2016by Hasan Hamidullah
The emergence of the Russian Air Force in Syria at a time when many had predicted the capture of Damascus by the ISIL and other fundamentalist elements within a brief spell, has thrown Ankara and Riyadh into confusion as it (...)
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