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Vande Mataram and the 2026 Amendment: From voluntary honour to penal coercion

While the slogan Vande Mataram galvanised millions during India’s struggle for liberation from the clutches of colonial rule, this essay demonstrates that the 2026 Amendment –that the BJP has orchestrated--does not represent historical continuity, but rather a contemporary majoritarian redefinition of a complex national symbol.

Youth take out ‘Maulana Azad Virasat Paigam Yatra’ from Delhi to Haryana

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Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, and national mythology – Part I

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The lesser known Maulana who sought ‘United India’ to the bitter end

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The Ghosts of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Death Still Lingers, Who’s Accountable?

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Never Again: Horrors of the Start of the genocidal Pogrom against Jews, 80 Yrs Ago

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The graves unseen by History: The Malabar Struggle and the history of the silent

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Trump Calls Out the Army Against the Refugee Caravan

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The graves unseen by History: The Malabar Struggle and the stories we chose to forget

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No poppies for Sikh soldiers killed by their own people

At least 50 Sikh soldiers were murdered by the...

34 years and counting: No justice for victims of 1984 Sikh genocide

For the last 34 years, Indian political outfits have...

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