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112 Years Ago, Raksha Bandhan Stood for Hindu-Muslim Unity

Day after, August 9, 2017 will be 75 years of the Quit India Movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India (Chodo Bharat) slogan was given from Mumbai after the Indian National Congress passed the resolution on the agitation on August 7, 1942.

Why Nehru is a Thorn in the Flesh for the Modi Regime

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Why is the RSS-backed Modi Regime Worried About Bipan Chandra?

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मोरारजी भाई के अनुसार गोडसे आरएसएस का सदस्य था

अगले कुछ दिनों में  न्यायपालिका इस मुद्दे पर विचार...

Temple, Unique Goddess Idol Unearthed in Dinajpur

A full-scale excavation by a JU archaeology team, with...

साहित्य में जाति, वर्ण और वर्ग की समस्या

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How ascetics and yogis were depicted in Indian paintings from the Mughal era

A look at illustrated historical manuscripts and Deccani paintings...

The giant who straddled Nehru and Bhagat Singh

Remembering Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and his paper Pratap for...

JAITLEY CHARGED WITH ‘SEDATION’ – Vasudevan Narayanpillai

On August 20th, 2016 Arun Jaitley said  that former...

T S Satyan: Father of Indian photojournalism and a silent genius behind his lens

Satyan, a name to reckon with in Indian photojournalism,...

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