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'At 101, He Was Ready To Go To Jail'

'I dreaded meeting him these days because every time he'd say: We have to fight this government, even if it means going to jail.''He'd been in jails run by the British, he'd also been in jails in......

751 FIRs, but charged only in one: Umar Khalid in SC

Seeking bail in the UAPA case linked to February 2020 riots in Delhi, activist Umar Khalid on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is no evidence linking him to violence and denied conspiracy......

'Ready to stay here': Wangchuk's first message from jail

Jailed activist Sonam Wangchuk has appealed to the people of Ladakh to maintain peace and unity and continue with the ongoing struggle for statehood and safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the......

What Was Bill Gates Doing At India's Seattle Consulate?

IMAGE: Bill Gates addresses the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations in Seattle. All photographs: Kind courtesy Indian Consulate General in Seattle Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of equality and dignity for......

'I Love Muhammad' row: Cong MP, SP MLA stopped from visiting Bareilly

Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MLA Shahnavaz Khan were prevented by the police from visiting strife-hit Bareilly on Wednesday. IMAGE: Congress MP Imran Masood. Photograph: ANI on X......

Kamalnayan Bajaj: A 'Gandhian' rebel

He was a plain talker and never hesitated to put forth his point of view Image: Kamalnayan Bajaj wear khadi and forbade his sugar mill from making alcohol out of molasses. Photograph: Reuters When......

Degrowth and Gandhian inspiration

At a time when there is wide spread lament about India's slipping rate of economic growth a concept like 'degrowth' might seem ridiculous, writes Rajni Bakshi Gandhi Jayanti has become a day to......

Gandhian thought for the environment

Years before India became independent, Mahatma Gandhi was asked whether he'd like free India to be as "developed" as the country of its colonial masters? "No", he replied, "If it took Britain the......

Corporate executives fall in love with Gandhian literature

"It’s a gift of a life time,” that is how a senior bureaucrat thanked Jyotindra Vachharajani, head -- corporate relations, Essar Energy, when the latter gifted him a special centenary......

Sarfira Review: Akshay Does It Again! Yawn.

Throughout its 155 minutes, every scene is doused in blaring background music and melodrama.Disappointment alone won't do, it must feel like a full blown catastrophe, observes Sukanya Verma.......

Ae Watan Mere Watan Review: Radio Ga Ga!

Ae Watan Mere Watan tries to get a grasp on the mind of youngsters, shaped by the words of inspiring leaders, committed to the cause of independent India.It's significant because their support......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

Vijay Sethupathi Has Butterflies In His Stomach

'So many butterflies when the movie is released and so much tension. And that is for each and every film.''It never changes.' Vijay Sethupathi says he is always focused on establishing a......