By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai: A grand documentary on Jawaharlal Nehru, based on parliamentarian-author Shashi Tharoor’s “Nehru: The Invention Of India”, will be announced by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in the capital on Tuesday. It is much needed at a time when there’s an attempt to “cut him to size”,[Read More…]
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Why Pakistan celebrates Independence Day on 14th August and not 15th?
Although India got divided into two states, India and Pakistan on the same day, the neighboring country marks 14th of August as its independence day, while India celebrates its independence day on 15th of August. This has puzzled many and most of the youth are busy googgling the reason behind it. So,[Read More…]
The unmaking of India by the RSS
Bharata – the official Sanskrit name of India, has different theories of the name’s origin. This term is derived from the Sanskrit root “bhr” which means to bear. The literal meaning of Bharata is often cited as ‘to be maintained’ (of fire). The philosophies surrounding the origin of our beloved[Read More…]