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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.

For Mirza Ghalib, Banaras was a Place of Natural Beauty & Spirituality

Mirza Ghalib, the poet who wrote in Persian and...

How Dyal Singh College Became Vande Mataram College!

All hell was let loose on the evening of November...

Sacrifices of Mother & Young Sons of Guru Gobind Singh Very Relevant Today

 Image Courtesy: PinterestThis week marks 312th anniversary of the martyrdom...

#IamChristian #IamMuslim #IamHindu #IamSikh #IamParsi…

#IamChristian#IamMuslim#IamHindu#IamSikh#IamParsi, Jain, Buddhist,Jewish...And in the wise words of Rehman Bhai,...

O Bahre ओ बहरे – Take your Good Days Back by The Banned

O Behre" is dedicated to the so called "Good...

History Repeating Itself? Post-2014 India’s eerie resemblance with India of 1938-46

History rarely repeats itself. Nevertheless, if we are to...

Remembering the Bombay Riots

To kill, and then burn a human being, are...

The demolition of Babri mosque & Growing Threat of Hindutva Extremism

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the demolition of...

Ancient India did not Identify Itself as Hindu: Marathi Writer Raosaheb Kasbe at Bhopal Jan Utsav

Yogesh S from Indian Cultural Forum spoke to  Marathi...

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