Tag: India
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The Print’s Latest Secularism Pivot: From Electoral Muscle to Electoral Victimhood
The latest video from The Print, narrated by Amana Ansari and framed under a conveniently misleading headline by Shekhar Gupta, is not journalism. It is political damage control dressed up as introspection. The headline-“Why should only Muslims be responsible for defending secularism?” – entirely changes the crux of the discussion. That distinction matters. But precision…
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The Forgotten Story Of A Revolutionary -Batukeshwar Dutt
Independent India has repeatedly failed its heroes. The great son of India, Batukeshwar Dutt is one such revolutionary freedom fighter. His heart-wrenching story exemplifies how easily the Nehru-Gandhi establishment not just forgotten them but how shabbily it treated our bravehearts post-independence. Even after decades of Independence, the political and historical space has been reserved for…
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Operation Sindoor – and the discourse around it.
Three weeks have passed since the “pause” of Operation Sindoor. Perhaps, the right time to objectively evaluate its outcome and the surrounding narrative. In just 72 hours, the protectors of 72 Hoor aspirants were forced to kneel and plead for a ceasefire. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reportedly told the Trump administration that India had…
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Tulasi-Vivah – The Story Behind
Today is Tulasi-Vivah, also known as Tulasi-Kalyanam, which is celebrated on Kartik Shukla Dwadashi, or Utthana Dwadashi post Devuthi Ekadashi. Do you know why we celebrate Tulasi-Vivah? This short story will amaze you. The story of Tulasi Vivah in the Skanda Purana centres around Vrinda and her husband, Jalandhara, a powerful Asur. According to the…
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Portraying ‘Hindu’ and ‘Hinduism’ in a puerile and perverted manner, is deeply rooted in the psyche of the Indian National Congress.
During a stormy monsoon session in the Parliament, when the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi rose to speak, he held up a placard with the image of Lord Shiva saying that the opposition took refuge in the Hindu deity when it was under attack. Amidst the commotion, and after citing Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism,…
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