British rule
Book Excerpt: In his own words: How Gandhi stayed true to his ahimsa ideal
IF FOUR SCORE IS IMPERTINENCE, FIVE SCORE WILL BE INTOLERABLE
Woman of Courage
On Women’s Day, 94-year-old Second Lt., Platoon Commander Rama Mehta of Azad Hind Fauj, reminisces her days spent fighting for independence
Mystic Mantra: Fight the inner demon of negative ego
The best way to get a reality check on our negative ego is to observe our feelings when someone praises us or when someone criticises us.
Why it’s vital to ‘decolonise’ to bring about real equality
Today too our system of “justice” is largely retributive and reinforces the privileges of dominant elites, and particularly state functionaries.
Nails in the coffin of the British empire
When India became independent, these patriots were neither acknowledged nor reinstated nor granted pension.
Book review: Keeping the romance of train travel alive
The book maps the trials and tribulations of the growth of the rail network.
Lives half-lived: Hidden cost of the Kashmir conflict
Along with 20,000 other Indian Kashmiris, they crossed the de facto border and sought refuge in Pakistan’s territory.