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Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva: Book Review

The substantial work is a studied reference from a multitude of sources in the Marathi language as well as a study on the surveillance by colonial powers

Manto Lives

To the Dead. Who must wake up; So they...

Gandhi’s Leadership of Champaran Struggle, A Study in Model Leadership

At a moment when the ideals and events of our...

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and the Role of Dalit Women in Emancipation

“Babasaheb Ambedkar urged Dalit women to fight private patriarchy...

For A New Rendezvous With Dr Ambedkar – Focus on Last Decade of his Life

..Everybody would agree that it is a challenging task...

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We spoke to historian Romila Thapar in an attempt...

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