When Muslim League Wanted Rampur For Pakistan

'If you can have Rampur flown magically to Pakistan's borders, I might ask the nawab to accede to Pakistan. Else, I'm afraid we have no choice in the matter but to join India.' A riveting excerpt......

Remembering India's struggle for Freedom

Seventy-three years ago, at the stroke of the midnight hour, a nation was born.India's struggle for freedom is one of the most unique and compelling stories of the 20th century.As we celebrate this......

The Queen's Controversial India Visit

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......

Sengol And The BJP's Election 2024 Plan

The BJP seems wanting to return to a 'Tamil Hindutva' agenda for elections in Tamil Nadu, explains N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi prostrates before the Sengol before its......

Bapu, Nehru & The Last Viceroy

Actor Surendra Rajan who plays Mahatma Gandhi along with Roshan Seth who plays Jawaharlal Nehru, during shooting for the film The Last Viceroy, in Pataudi, some 100 km south of New Delhi. The......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

Why every Indian must watch Newton

'The Maoists want the tribals to boycott the election while the police think the election is a farce and don't want to risk going deeper in the conflict zone.''Newton (played with sincerity and......