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Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

Netaji’s Secular Outlook, and Why He was Disappointed With Jinnah, Savarkar

Bose's approach to history discarded the religious approach, therefore, it is important to revisit his worldview rooted in our composite culture.

Celebrating the Republic @ 74!

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Can the Union Govt be the sole Gatekeeper of news?

MeitY has invited feedback on the draft proposal, deadline January 25 by when it seeks to make PIB the sole fact checking agency 

Do journalistic sources need protection?

There have been contrasting views from the constitutional courts on this crucial aspect that affects journalism in general and investigative reporting in particular

UP Madrasa Board to introduce NCERT syllabus, no to NCPCR’s diktat on non-Muslim students

However, the controversial, even unconstitutional, recommendation of the NCPCR ‘directing’ non-Muslim students not to be educated at Madrasas was rejected

UP: Survey Shows High Dropout Rates Among Girls, Rising Popularity of Private Tuition

The percentage of children in classes 1 to 8 taking paid private tuition in UP increased from 15.9% in 2018 to 23.7% in 2022.

Hindu College, denies entry to students wearing burqas, sparks protests: UP

The chief proctor of a college in Moradabad, which recently implemented a "strict dress code," has stated that students wearing burqas will not be allowed entry to the campus. He added that they can remove the burqa and wear it again after stepping out of the campus.

Non veg food ‘ban’: Student group plans protest at Delhi’s Hansraj College

New Delhi: A group of students affiliated to the Students’...

Student groups clash in Lucknow University on Rohith Vemula’s death anniversary

Rohith Vemula, a Dalit PhD scholar, hanged himself in his hostel room on January 17, 2016

REPLUG: Rohith Vemula, Your Sacrifice was Not in Vain

The HCU scholar showed us why it is crucial to fight the subtle atrocities and discriminations that exist in academic institutions in the name of excellence and autonomy.

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Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

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