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1905: The Partition Before Partition

The partition of Bengal in 1905 split more than a province, it touched people's hearts and awakened India's fight for freedom. IMAGE: A vendor is seen tying a rakhi on a boy in Calcutta on October...

Indian History Congress slams NCERT modules on Partition

The Indian History Congress (IHC) has attacked National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)'s new Partition Horrors Remembrance Day modules, alleging that they spread 'falsehoods...

Five Shots By A Girl That Shook An Empire

Bina Das, 21, got up at her graduating ceremony to assassinate the governor of Bengal. He escaped and she was imprisoned for 9 years. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points College...

Sant Ravidas, An Airport Renaming, And Modi's Message

Naming an airport after Sant Ravidas is not just about a name, it shows that Dalit communities want respect, equal treatment, and freedom from unfair caste rules in religion and society. IMAGE:...

NCERT new modules blame Cong for Partition, say leaders underrated Jinnah

National Council of Educational Research and Training's new special modules on the Partition of India have placed significant responsibility on the Congress leadership for the division of the...

'Where There Is So Much Infrastructure Creation, There Will Be Debt'

'We have created massive infrastructure in the past six years.' IMAGE: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant addresses the Atal Asra Camp, an initiative to provide secure housing solutions for...

Pakistan's Economy On Tenterhooks

With general government debt now approaching three-quarters of GDP, and only incremental reform efforts visible, Pakistan risks prolonging its economic stagnation unless fundamental governance,...

150 years of BSE: When 100 banks failed and took stockbrokers with them

Like with all great crashes, some had noticed the cracks. “… cash balances (of banks) seem, from the available indications, to be hopelessly inadequate; and it is hard to doubt that in...

Freedom At Midnight 2 Review: Terrifying History Reminder

Whether Freedom At Midnight 2 has a political agenda, a bias or two will be read into it, depending on the affiliation of who is watching, notes Deepa Gahlot. The first season of Freedom At...

Ikkis Review: The Flip Side To Dhurandhar

Where Dhurandhar leaned into aggressive bloodlust through its acerbic storytelling, Ikkis moves in the opposite direction, asking us to see people beyond uniforms, slogans, or sides, observes Mayur...

'Why Should Men Not Cry?'

'We are not AI. We are allowed to break, and rebuild.' IMAGE: Vijay Varma and Fatima Sana Shaikh in Gustaakh Ishq. Some interviews begin with questions. This one began with tears. When Syed...

'One By One They All Are Leaving Us'

'A most sad moment, filled only now with condolence and prayer.' IMAGE: Kamini Kaushal in Kabir Singh. Amitabh Bachchan mourned the loss of veteran actor Kamini Kaushal, who passed away at the age...

The Kamini Kaushal You Didn't Know

When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life. IMAGE:...

Where Cricket Bats Are Made In The World

Every cricketer needs The Right Bat. It's his most trusted companion. Traditionally carved from top-quality willow, famous bat-makers, source the bulk of their willow wood from Kashmir. The coveted...

'No One Is Asking For India-Pakistan Tickets!'

'Some of my friends called me a turncoat for going to watch the match, but will they get me a ticket for an India-Pakistan match when it is played without any border tension?' IMAGE: There are...

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