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The Merchant and the Mahatma

The relationship between political movements and economic power has often been marked by suspicion, compromise, or uneasy dependence. Yet, the story of Mahatma Gandhi and the House of Tata...

The filming of Rumi – Everybody’s darling

A Hollywood film project and a joint attempt by...

The Word ‘Rashtra’

Eminent historian K.M. Shrimali critiques the concept of a timeless...

Did Ashoka’s embracing of Buddhism and Promoting Ahimsa Weaken India?

Image credit: bmmsa.org The sangh parivar's denigration of Emperor Ashoka...

Independent Versus the Hawk: Indian Commercial Television debates

The ongoing unrest in Kashmir, where 23 people including...

Urgent appeal for peace in Kashmir: Citizens

To the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, the leadership of...

Refusing to Recognise Polygamy in the West: A Solution or a Soundbite?

 Azad Chaiwala founder of the Secondwife and Polygamy websites...

Dallas Shootings: Don’t Mention the (Race) War!

Photo credit: brietbart.comFor me the central tragedy of this...

The voyage of Nicolas Baudin and ‘art in the service of science’

Christine Judith Nicholls, Flinders University and Dany Breelle, Flinders...

Butter Chai Ruminations at Norbulinka

Credit:Rukmini SenIt was raining ferociously when we reached our...

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