Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......
'Why does Mr Modi only attack Nehru from the Dynasty?''At one level, it is pure politics,' notes Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Does Narendra Modi suffer from some......
'The soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance. This plurality of our society has come through assimilation of ideas over centuries.''Secularism and inclusion are a matter of faith for us.......
'There is a remarkable link between the eating of beef (or at the very least, tolerating the eating of beef) and India being a superpower.' 'In India, whenever an empire was strong, religion took a......