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Mughals deleted from curriculum: history as political tool

The new education policy 2020 is being implemented gradually. Apart from other things it has focused on ‘Indian Knowledge systems’ and ‘Indian traditions’. The changes in the History/Social Sciences...

Citizens condemn the Arbitrary and Unconstitutional act of the Indian Government

The Government of India today introduced the scrapping of...

A History of Article 370

Article 370: A Constitutional History of Jammu and Kashmir...

Hindu and Muslim Communalism

Excerpts from 'Who is Bharat Mata?'Hindu and Muslim Communalism1 (From...

The Tiger Of Mysore & Chameleons of Karnataka: Banning Tipu Jayanti

So, Yeddiyurappa  has done what we expected from him....

Remembering Asma Jahangir : A Legacy to Cherish

It is now more than a year since Asma...

Premchand Jayanti: Growing Up With Premchand’s Stories

31st July is the Premchand Jayanti. The greatest of...

T.Nagi Reddy On Adivasis And Their Struggles- Recalling Srikakulam Girijana Peasant Revolt 50 Years Later

Legendary communist revolutionary leader Tarimela Nagi Reddy (TN) died...

Laughing all the way

Cartoons on Ambedkar have generated enough debate on the...

The Cunning of Caste

With Independence Day right around the corner, the Indian Cultural...

Faiz’s poems reverberate contemporary pathos: Turbulent and marked with historical changes

Faiz Ahmed Faiz – the poet, teacher, editor, freedom-fighter,...

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