History

January 23, the birthdate of the socialist-secular fighter Netaji...

A close study of Bose, Patel and Nehru, through their own writings and contemporary works reveals that all three enjoyed a deep affection and healthy respect for each other, even if they deferred in the means to the goal, India’s freedom. On Bose’s 128th birth anniversary that falls on January 23, 2025, this is a good historic recall

The ongoing attempt to erase India’s first Muslim woman teacher from mainstream history is part of a broader project to sanitise history, neutralise dissent, and normalise inequalities.

The Mubarak Manzil in Agra built by Emperor Aurangzeb destroyed. Even after several complaints by the locals, no action taken by authorities until it was more than 70% demolished

Vivekananda strongly argued that Jesus belonged to the Eastern world (Asia). He went even further, boldly claiming that all great souls and incarnations originated in the Orient.

The attack on, or antipathy with Sai Baba of Shirdi has much to do with his universal appeal

Four decades of apathy and empathy have marked the failure of the Indian State and Judiciary to provide substantive justice to the Sikh victims of 1984

During NDA I under Atal Behari Vajpayee, Hindutva propagandists who also vilify Gandhi had used the original play by Pradeep Dalvi Mee Nathuram Boltey to shift discourse towards his veneration, now under a far more aggressive regime, Bharat Dabholar of the Amul ad fame follows suit with a new adaptation

True democratic governance post Nizam’s rule began only after the 1952 general elections, unlike what the present Congress’s claims (A. Revanth Reddy, has chosen to commemorate September 17 as ‘Praja Palana Dinotsavam’—or ‘People’s Governance Day.’) that democracy took root immediately after annexation on September 17, 1948 because following the annexation, Hyderabad was placed under military rule, led by General J.N. Chaudhary, until 1949

In a world increasingly fraught with conflict and the...