Rasheed Kidwai

A vivid account of INA brigades that fought in Taiping, Malaya

Netaji named INA brigades after Gandhi, Nehru & Azad, honoring unity despite ideological differences in India’s freedom struggle.

5 months ago

Credit where credit is due

The contribution of Indian revolutionaries during the freedom struggle and role of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the events leading…

6 months ago

Can deliberations at Ahmedabad lead to some course correction for congress?

“A political ideology is a very handy thing to have. It’s a real time-saver, because it tells you what you…

6 months ago

An Odyssey through ghosts and resurrections

In the current political heat on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir, spotlight is missing on his elder brother Dara Shikoh who…

7 months ago

Voter sensitisation is the need of the hour

The rising cost of politics in India is preventing candidature of women and young candidates in elections due to various…

7 months ago

charm of the ‘Virar ka chhokra’

Govinda is in news again.. this time not due to politics or films but on a tragic spectacle of breakdown…

8 months ago

February 2025 marks 50 years of an icon film: Aandhi

Suchitra Sen's portrayal in Aandhi sparked controversy, reflecting Indira Gandhi's influence, yet she chose to remain outside politics.

8 months ago

‘AIYAR NOT ONLY DISILLUSIONED BUT HAS NO ILLUSIONS EITHER’

Mani Shankar Aiyar claims he never said that Narendra Modi would not become prime minister because he was a ‘chaiwallah’.…

9 months ago

Parliament’s imprint on foreign policy and some nuggets

Parliamentary debates and interventions have deeply affected and shaped Indian foreign policy, asserts K V Prasad in his well-researched and…

9 months ago

Relocation option in mosque-temple issue may have resolved it amicably

Had supporters of Babri masjid in Ayodhya explored multiple options, Kiruna town in Sweden could have helped them resolve the…

10 months ago

Transforming Telangana: Revanth Reddy’s long march to progress

The summer of 2024 was a busy time in India’s youngest state. Telangana was gearing up for Formation Day celebrations…

10 months ago

Sharad Pawar – a king without the kingdom now

Family members and blood relatives staging a coup are not confined to the kings and queens of the past. In…

10 months ago