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Gopalkrishna Gandhi: How the Indian cricket team reacted to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

First posted November 1, 2013 NB: On the 70th anniversary of his assassination, the Mahatma still haunts us, almost as if in answer to Sarojini Naidu’s broadcast of February 1, 1948: My Father, Do Not Rest. Given that the politics of his assassins grips a section of our ruling class and that malicious propaganda against him continues unabated, we would be doing ourselves a… Read More Gopalkrishna Gandhi: How the Indian cricket team reacted to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

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‘But children are the same, In Paris or in Goettingen’: the song that made history. Will someone sing for us?

There is always music, that deathless hope First posted January 22, 2013 When Barbara sings “Dis” to an absent lover, she is not just asking when he’ll return. She is showing she can get by without him. Alone is not that bad. There are other consolations. There is always music, that deathless hope. The post-war… Read More ‘But children are the same, In Paris or in Goettingen’: the song that made history. Will someone sing for us?

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Param Vir Chakra recipient Capt Bana Singh joins Bharat Jodo Yatra

SUCHET VIR SINGH Param Vir Chakra recipient Captain Bana Singh (retd) joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Friday. Referring to Captain Singh as the “Param Vir Chakra recipient who hoisted the Tricolour on Siachen’s icy heights”, Gandhi took to Twitter to post a picture of himself walking beside… Read More Param Vir Chakra recipient Capt Bana Singh joins Bharat Jodo Yatra

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January 20, 1948. Mahatma Gandhi’s speech at his prayer meeting, where an attempt was made on his life

First posted January 19, 2018 NEW DELHI, January 20, 1948: Source: CWMG, Vol 90, pp 464-467 Link to Gandhi Heritage Portal Gandhiji was carried in a chair to the prayer meeting. As the microphone was not working and Gandhiji’s voice was feeble the substance of his speech was repeated aloud by Sushila Nayyar. BROTHERS AND SISTERS,The… Read More January 20, 1948. Mahatma Gandhi’s speech at his prayer meeting, where an attempt was made on his life

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In The Postmodern World, Intimacy Has Become A Strange Thing

Sreedeep Bhattacharya What are the essential ingredients of a pristine, romantic association? Introduction, anticipation, initiation, expectation, complexity, eccentricity, intimacy, reward and recognition. Not to forget the garnish of conflicts and contradictions; pathos and pleasure; tantrums and traumas; itches and aches—and, possibly, a lot more. Whereas these elements may have remained somewhat unaltered, there seems to… Read More In The Postmodern World, Intimacy Has Become A Strange Thing

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