'Nowhere amidst the efflorescence of 13 military bands, 16 marching contingents and 22 tableaux was there any hint that far from being a rich country of poor people, the closely guarded secret is......
Former Union minister and controversial Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anantkumar Hegde has once again stoked a row by calling the freedom struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi a "drama". Adding insult to......
The op-ed ends with a call to the world to work shoulder to shoulder to end hate, violence and suffering. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in the Central Hall of......
'Many misunderstood non-violent satyagraha as a passive strategy; it was anything but that,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, whose 150th anniversary the world......
'Kaba Gandhi no Delo', a bungalow in a narrow bylane of old Rajkot is mute witness to events that laid the foundation of the beliefs that shaped the character of the 'Father of the Nation'. IMAGE:......
The interest it has generated among designers who are helping create new styles and uses for the product is likely to leave a lasting imprint on the future of khadi, reports TE Narasimhan. IMAGE:......
Nearly a hundred years later, though the Indian Railways have long discontinued the third class compartments, the problems rail travellers face are much the same as what Gandhi experienced. ......
The icons from two different eras had an intuitive sense of what it took to strike a chord with the masses. In their book The Hero and the Outlaw, Carol Pearson and Margaret Mark define the......
Rajiv Shah's appointment as Barack Obama's Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics reminds us that there isn't any comprehensive study of the Gujarati diaspora. Though Shah's news......
Former IIT-ian Shailesh Gandhi is sure to take you by surprise. His visiting card carries an interesting tag: Mera Bharat Mahan. . . Nahin Hain / Par Yeh Dosh Mera Hain (My India is not great but I......
'I was confident that I would win at least win Rs 50 lakh to 1 crore.' Gautam Kumar Jha becomes the third contestant to win Rs 1 crore/Rs 10 million on the 11th season of Kaun Banega......
Mulk tells Indian Muslims they have to ensure that their children don't get involved in jihad, and at the same time tells Hindus not to doubt the patriotism of Indian Muslims, notes Syed Firdaus......
Richard Attenborough's acclaimed biopic Gandhi proved to be a stepping stone in quite a few Indian actors' career. One among them was Alok Nath, who played Tyeb Mohammed (a friend of Mohandas......
'When I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of......
If you liked the great parallel cinema of the 1980s like Damul, Mandi and Mirch Masala, you might enjoy Mohandas. The film revolves around a simple poor villager Mohandas (Nakul Vaid), who does......
From cricket icons to badminton stars, our sporting heroes took to Twitter to mark Gandhi Jayanti, paying their respects to the Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on the Mahatma's......
If his exciting talent and the rich encomiums showered on him by the likes of Wasim Akram and Sourav Ganguly are any indication, then India may have unearthed a potentially world-class fast bowler......