Nov 26, 2021
Today as we keep wrestling with the question of the Chinese intrusions into the Indian territory, more than five decades down the line, and their growing demands and claims for our lands, it is worth recalling the two forgotten chapters from Indian history in 1950
When Nehru ignored warnings from Sardar Patel and Sri Aurobindo and shocked USA President: Chinese Betryal and loss of centuries old ally
On October 31, the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The work on the 182-metre tall statue has been completed after round the clock work by 3,400 labourers and 250 engineers at Sadhu Bet island on Narmada river in Gujarat. Sadhu Bet, located some 3.5 km away from the Narmada Dam, is linked by a 250-metre-long long bridge.
Nov 26, 2021
In 1954, China and India signed a trade agreement that would regulate the trade between the two countries with respect to Tibet. This trade agreement ended India's centuries-old free trade with Tibet
How Nehru's Govt helped China in conquering Tibet and let go of it's centuries old friend
Weeks after India pushed back Chinese troops from the Line of Actual Control along the northern borders, there has been an ongoing debate about the Nehruvian blunders, that has imposed a severe cost on the country and its citizen.
Nov 24, 2021
Wilfully turning one’s back to subjective as well as collective memory only helps in corroding the basis of identity. And, to requote Quine, no entity without identity
Dangers of losing our identity: Guru Tegh Bahadur forgotten and Aurangzeb being glorified
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day, also known as Shaheedi Diwas is observed annually on 24 November. People across the country pay their homage to the ninth of ten Sikh Gurus, who was fierce supporters of religious freedom, on this day. The day marks the death anniversary of the ninth Sikh Guru.
Nov 24, 2021
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya did not quietly rest with this faint optimism rather he took this opportunity to present the glory and richness of India from her ancient days through the various onslaughts of invasion
Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya’s independent ‘Note’ to the Industrial Commission of 1916: India’s Industrial Heritage
If India appeared as a palimpsest to those who wrote on her history in the yesteryears, history of education in India is an equally competent palimpsest spanning thousands of years if not more. On restricting the scope to engineering education for its pedagogy and content in large that we recognize and associate with today, we need to go no further than the last 200 years.
Nov 24, 2021
When a person is helpless against another who can beat him at will, even kill him, the persecuted person soon starts admiring the persecutor
Dhimmitude is nothing but a Stockholm Syndrome
Two terms frequently used are dhimmitude and dhimmi, terms whose genesis, consequence and current state we will be examining here. From this examination, we also hope to make it clear why Hindus can’t take their religious processions through Muslim-majority areas, why Hindus historically never studied Islam, and why they did not mount a spirited, intellectual criticism of Islam, and why Hindus still think Islam is merciful and benevolent in the face of all evidence to the contrary, and most importantly, why even today Hindus refuse to discuss Islam and tell fellow Hindu...
Nov 24, 2021
Nehru committed a host of blunders during his tenure as the country’s head but one of his lesser talked about failures is not leaving behind him a credible deputy who would lead the Congress party in his absence or after his retirement
How undisciplined Indira Gandhi when expelled from Congress Party by 'Syndicate', divided the party into two: 12 November 1969
November 12 holds a special significance in the history of India. For this was the day in 1969 when one of India’s most powerful prime ministers, Indira Gandhi, was expelled from her own party on charges of violating the party discipline.
Nov 23, 2021
How India’s communists betrayed the nation: The international links of Indian Communists
You need to bury your head in the ground like an ostrich to think that the scourge of Communism has never affected or harmed India. Only a couple of days ago, the national anthem was played in the Tripura Legislative Assembly for the first time, as the newly elected members took their seats.
Nov 23, 2021
These women were amongst the initial members of the armed independence movement lead by prominent Bengali revolutionary, Surya Sen, whose names would forever remain synonymous with the Chittagong Uprising
Unsung Heroine Pritilata Waddedar, Who Shook The British Raj at the age of 21
History is replete with examples of valour, grit and determination exhibited by India’s freedom fighters against the British Raj. While some of them featured prominently in history textbooks, others never received their deserved recognition. Even freedom fighters, who put down their lives for their motherland, also disappeared into oblivion. Such has been the case of Bengal’s first female martyr, Pritilata Waddedar. She made the supreme sacrifice on this day (September 23), 89 years ago.
Nov 23, 2021
She was supposed to get her graduation degree the same day in 1932, at the same venue. Das served nine years of hard labour for her act which stemmed from a deep desire to see her homeland free from British occupation
21-yr-old girl Bina Das shot Bengal Governor in her convocation programme at Calcutta University, got Padma Shri but died in penury
The fight for Indian Independence has generally been projected as being male dominated, with focus on well known male leaders purportedly fighting for India’s freedom. However, that has not always been the case, and in some recent studies it has been clearly seen that how women once inspired by various revolutionary leaders played active roles on their own, and how many of them were direct participants in the nationalistic revolutionary activities that took place in Bengal, Punjab, and Maharashtra.