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Rajmohan Gandhi
The writer is research professor at Centre for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
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Lessons from 1952, 1967, 1977Subscriber Only
March 17, 2019 01:01 IST
Indira Gandhi’s audacity, which few foresaw, split the Congress in the 1969 summer and the state of Pakistan in the 1971-72 winter. In March 1971, well before the liberation of Bangladesh, that daring had fetched Indira’s Congress 352 seats out of 545 in a mid-term poll.
Sun, Mar 17, 2019
Reconciliation with honourSubscriber Only
February 16, 2019 00:20 IST
What Ayodhya needs now is healing, not compromise.
Sat, Feb 16, 2019
A new temple, a new mosqueSubscriber Only
February 06, 2019 00:20 IST
Ayodhya’s disputing sides can come together. The Supreme Court can direct them to do so.
Wed, Feb 06, 2019
Age of prejudiceSubscriber Only
November 28, 2018 02:00 IST
'Age of terror' may be an inadequate term for our times. Ours is an age where suspicion and loathing infiltrate police stations, courtrooms, newspapers, TV, and dance wildly on social media.
Fri, Nov 30, 2018
Past Forward: Iron Man, his flesh and bloodSubscriber Only
October 28, 2018 00:30 IST
On the 31st of this month, when his mammoth statue is unveiled, India will see the Sardar raised to the sky. Here’s a slice of history.
Sun, Oct 28, 2018Past Forward: Iron man, in flesh and bloodSubscriber Only
October 27, 2018 18:00 IST
Can we get to know, today in our 21st century, a heart that began its life in the 19th century and expired in the middle of the 20th? Researching the Sardar in the late 1980s, I was staggered by his self-sacrifice.
Sun, Oct 28, 2018
Transient triumphsSubscriber Only
July 25, 2018 00:11 IST
History reveals that popularity of authoritarian leaders and majoritarian agendas is a transitory phenomenon
Wed, Jul 25, 2018
Giving up on a statesmanSubscriber Only
March 24, 2018 01:52 IST
Dalai Lama has won many hearts, including in China. India’s decision to shun him reflects poorly on Delhi.
Sat, Mar 24, 2018
Debating Partition, the Oxford waySubscriber Only
March 13, 2018 00:05 IST
Lambasting the British is easy. India needs to examine its own inability to nurture debate.
Tue, Mar 13, 2018
A battle of consequence: A campaign of interesting OTMs (other than Modi)Subscriber Only
December 16, 2017 00:04 IST
The Jignesh-Hardik-Alpesh (JHA) trio have previously clashed with one another. Their understanding with Rahul and the Congress is fresh. Win or lose, their biggest test will be over their mutual partnership after December 18.
Sat, Dec 16, 2017
The other as foeSubscriber Only
September 28, 2017 00:46 IST
History is replete with the horrors of us-vs-them narratives.
Fri, Sep 29, 2017
Truth, without fear or favourSubscriber Only
September 07, 2017 00:21 IST
Central government must lead the fight to protect what the killings — of Kalburgi, Pansare, Dabholkar, now Gauri Lankesh — have violated: The rights to life, belief and expression. The nation is watching.
Thu, Sep 07, 2017
Flags of our fathersSubscriber Only
July 28, 2017 00:15 IST
Does Modi want the Indian people’s voluntary love and respect? Does he want the world’s approval? The future’s appreciation? Or does he merely want to rule for a long time, allowing persons in his large parivaar and supportive vigilantes to enforce obedience?
Fri, Jul 28, 2017
Marriage made on earthSubscriber Only
July 11, 2017 00:09 IST
In the backdrop of the Israeli-Indian alliance are realities of occupation, suppression and misery.
Tue, Jul 11, 2017
Turn searchlight inwardSubscriber Only
March 23, 2017 00:00 IST
Those who want India to stay pluralist, must conserve strength, correct mistakes, construct networks
Thu, Mar 23, 2017
India needs change by conversation, not audacity aloneSubscriber Only
December 27, 2016 00:14 IST
After 31 months, the BJP’s Modi-centred government seems to have divided India into two sharply opposed camps.
Tue, Dec 27, 2016
Nehru for our timeSubscriber Only
November 14, 2016 00:00 IST
India needs to recall its first prime minister for his love and passion for personal liberty
Mon, Nov 14, 2016
Calm downSubscriber Only
October 08, 2016 00:24 IST
This is a time of surgical strikes, hysteria, hostility to dissent. Why frankness, debate, questioning must follow
Thu, Oct 13, 2016
Drop the stone…Subscriber Only
August 30, 2016 00:38 IST
... because, to embarrass the rest of us into caring, Kashmiris must use fresh methods, free of radical Islam, free of violence.
Tue, Aug 30, 2016
Why attacks on Mahatma Gandhi are goodSubscriber Only
September 09, 2015 00:00 IST
They offer an opportunity to recall what he stood for. The imperfect Gandhi was more radical and progressive than most contemporary compatriots.
Wed, Sep 09, 2015
A Gandhi among the ruinsSubscriber Only
July 30, 2004 00:00 IST
The Pakhtuns of the North West Frontier Province and of Afghanistan live with or die of a geopolitical reality that has not changed over tim...
Fri, Jul 30, 2004Sonia, the inner voice and GandhiSubscriber Only
May 24, 2004 00:00 IST
If she was so unselfish, why didn’t she declare much earlier that she was not interested in the Premiership?As far as I can see, Sonia ...
Mon, May 24, 2004Journalism of Courage
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