The War of 1947-48 On 6 December 2023, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah blamed Nehru’s “two blunders” during the Indo-Pakistan war of 1947-48 for the subsequent suffering of Kashmiris: calling for a ceasefire when. . .
On 21 November 2023, the BRICS-Plus grouping, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and six newly inducted countries – Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – held. . .
There is a regime of fear in the city, Is it a ghost? Oh no, it is the referendum! - Habib Jalib Revolutionary poet Habib Jalib wrote the above memorable lines during the 1984 Pakistani. . .
The Many Uses of the Ancient The controversy over Udayanidhi Stalin’s call for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma refuses to die. His comment bewildered a few, shocked many, but satisfied several people as well. He. . .
The Façade During the 2014 election campaign, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) had famously made tall promises of all round development. The promise of 2 crore jobs per year went hand in hand with the. . .
The College and the Street When the peasant rebellions at Srikakulam and other areas were at their peak, ‘Frontier’ - edited by Samar Sen - published an article in January1971 titled ‘On Torture and Culture’. . .
A Commentary on the NCERT Syllabus Revision Deleting the Mughals, and More The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has removed the chapter on ‘Kings and Chronicles: The Mughal Courts (16th and 17th. . .
Fascism’s Spatial Geographies In October 1922, Benito Mussolini and his National Fascist Party staged a march on Rome. Through this march, Mussolini seized power in Italy and inaugurated the first self-proclaimed fascist government in the. . .
A Shift in the Balance of Power In his book The Discovery of India, written while he was in prison during the Quit India movement, Jawaharlal Nehru commented: While we were doubting and debating, the. . .
A ‘Serious Biography’? [2] Hindu supremacist politics has systematically used its grip over political power to mainstream its histories, narratives, and heroes. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its associated historians usually invoke India’s supposed. . .