Even a tyrant is agreeable to this kind of freedom.” Despite dozens of books of all shades having been written about Nehru over the past many decades, Mukherjee’s book is pertinent to our times.
Unveiling the political, economic, and cultural transformations of Central and Eastern Europe, Rakesh Batabyal’s ‘Idea of ...
Author AS Bhasin has done well to remind us of the importance of delving into the geopolitical intricacies surrounding five ...
We wouldn't have had to face all this had our national leaders taken care to select a place for Sindhis and sent us there, ...
As in the first election to the Lok Sabha (1951-52), which saw less than half of India instal a Nehru-led Congress government ...
"The play explores different versions of truth through the characters' experiences. The same events are experienced ...
The recent controversy surrounding the 17th-century Mughal ruler Aurangzeb is a vivid example of how intensely history can be ...
the other might cite YouTube videos — and these would be as authoritative for them as the books and scholars are for me. But is it only different sources that create the chasm between us? Legend and ...
It is an oft-spoken adage that history is written by the rulers, for the rulers; with its custodians’ bias, it becomes a sort ...
Many diplomats have written books about their days in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), some autobiographical, some region-specific, deriving knowledge and experience from their postings. But apart ...
Some festivals and events have become synonymous with the places they are held in, capturing the cultures & traditions of the local people and becoming their windows to the world, writes ...
If history is destined to be revisited, the young might be best placed to do so. “Our idea of undivided India is basically ...