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The Great Indian Rebellion of 1857 (The Sipahi Vidroh)
This day (10th May 1857), the great Indian Rebellion #SipahiVidroh begun by Indian troops in service of the East India Co. The soldiers were shackled & imprisoned, but they kept fighting ferociously, shot British officers, and marched on to Delhi, but eventually ended in defeat. The Company controlled much of India through many native sepoys,…
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The mainstream media’s radio silence over verdicts of Maliana Massacre and Naroda Gam Killings tells us that the art of building communal narrative for electoral incentives, lies in peddling falsehood, with utter shamelessness.
In last month, two significant verdicts related to major communal riots were pronounced. 1. March 31: The Meerut Court acquitted 40 people accused of arson, murder and rioting in the 36-year-old Maliana (UP) communal clash case for lack of evidence. 2. April 20: A special court in Ahmedabad acquitted all 68 accused in the Naroda…
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Trying to ban the agenda driven #BBCDocumentary is a stupid, self-defeating measure!
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) released a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. The documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ questions PM Modi’s leadership as the state CM during the 2002 Gujarat riots when violence broke out following the burning of a train carrying Hindu pilgrims in Godhra. The 2002 Gujarat riots had killed…
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Gujrat and Himachal Assembly Elections – are there any surprises locked in the EVM?
As I write this piece the polling for the second and last phase of Gujrat election is taking place. While Gujrat polled for the first phase on 1st December, polling for Himachal Pradesh was already over three weeks back. Let’s have a quick view if there are any surprises locked in the EVM. First, Gujrat:…
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Gyanvapi Survey – Without justice, every hollow attempt toward harmony will continue to fail.
One of the most ancient living cities on earth and the epicentre of Hindu religion and Indian civilization, Kashi is undergoing a civilization renaissance. First, it was the grand makeover of the Kashi Vishvanath Corridor in 2021, two and a half centuries after Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar renovated the temple and the area surrounding it. The Aurangzeb apologists…
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The call for #CongressMuktBharat could have been given by Narendra Modi, but who took it to heart? – The Charismatic Rahul (coming of age) Gandhi.
Dust finally settles on all the five states elections with terrible Congress beating in all five. The fraudsters masquerading as intellectuals are done with weaving fake narratives. One more time they have been check mated by the sheer brilliance of their beloved leader. The call for ‘Congress-Mukt-Bharat’ could have been given by Narendra Modi, but…
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Russia-Ukraine crisis and India’s position.
India’s partnership with the U.S. in Indo-pacific and with Russia on the continent is a delicate balancing act that will continue to co-exist, and India will have to walk a tightrope between these geopolitical realities.
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Will Yogi Adityanath successfully break the UP jinx?
There is again a realm of possibility that the BJP may again get nearly three-fourths of the total seats approaching a triple century.
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“Know thy enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated.”
Anyone’s mind would boggle thinking why an ex-Colonel would celebrate the demise of a decorated officer like CDS Bipin Rawat with such an illustrious career with blood-red strawberry cake? Anyone celebrating such tragic news is not just an enemy of India but an enemy of humanity. To seek and understand this phenomenon, and about our…
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Interesting speeches on the Constitution Day lead us to exciting days of clashes ahead concerning appointments, independence and accountability of the Judiciary.
The speeches by the Honorable President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India celebrating our Constitution Day were more than exciting and deserved delving. First, what the learned Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court said: “History will not judge us by highways, bridges or statues, but by how well we preserved the…
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