by Ram Puniyani
Recently (May 2018) Hamid Ansari, the ex-Vice President of India, was invited to the Aligarh Muslim University to honour him with life membership of the AMU Students Union (AMUSU). He had due security with him, still the Hindu (...)
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Hamid Ansari, Jinnah’s Portrait and Turmoil in AMU
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India without Nehru
26 May 2018, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The following piece, which appeared under the ‘New Delhi Skyline’ in Mainstream, was written two days after Jawaharlal Nehru’s demise on May 27, 1964. It was published on May 30, 1964.
As the golden flame licked up the (...) -
Socialism and Nehru
26 May 2018by K.N. Raj
The following is the text of the paper read by the distinguished economist and Director of the Delhi School of Economics at the symposium held in New Delhi to mark the first death anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, May 27, 1965. Dr (...) -
Nehru and Minorities
26 May 2018by S. Gopal
The following contribution from Nehru’s biographer and eminent historian, Dr S. Gopal, was published in Mainstream (November 12, 1988). It was based on the Ansari Memorial Lecture which he delivered at the Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi (...) -
Secularism and the State: Categorising the Nehru Model
26 May 2018, by Anil NauriyaI. The “Nehru Models”: The Historical Nehru Model and the Posthumous Nehru Model
In most circles where opinion-making on behalf of minorities takes place, one of the reasons for appreciation of Jawaharlal Nehru’s approach towards the minorities (...) -
A Pakistani View on Nehru: What India Owes To Nehru
26 May 2018by Pervez Hoodbhoy
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru would never have won a popularity contest in Pakistan quite simply because he did his best to oppose our country’s creation. But nowhere is he reviled more than in India’s current ruling circles and (...) -
No 15 Days To Purchase Majority!
26 May 2018, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
Here is what the Buddha said about the Karnataka elections:
“There are many difficulties to overcome in this world. It is hard for a proud man to learn the way of enlightenment. It is hard not to argue about right and wrong. It is (...) -
Karnataka Exposes BJP’s Cynical Pursuit of Power
20 May 2018POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
What was witnessed in Karnataka after the Assembly poll results were out, exposes the BJP’s cynical pursuit of power—absolute power. It also exposes the BJP’s cynical contempt for constitutional and legal propriety. If it (...) -
Karnataka Elections: A Split Verdict has Opened Up a World of Opportunities
20 May 2018by Sandeep Shastri
May 15 will go down as an important day in the politics of Karnataka. In a day of dramatic political developments, the people of Karnataka watched the many twists and turns with the progress in the counting of votes. At the (...) -
Analysis of True Public Preference — Why Vote-share Should Get More Attention
20 May 2018, by Bharat DograEveryone knows that election results are decided by the number of seats won and so it is understandable that most public attention is focused on this. However, in terms of under-standing actual public preference and choice as well as trends (...)
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