Tag: British rule
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‘Jana Gana Mana, Vande Mataram’ have equal status: Centre to Delhi HC
The response of the Centre has been filed in a Public Internet Litigation (PIL) that prayed for parity of treatment between the National Anthem and National Song.
November 5, 2022 -
Why can’t the Japanese say sorry?
Among the flood of tributes to Queen Elizabeth II that followed her passing were recollections of her 2011 visit to Ireland, the first by a British monarch in a century. It was a trip for healing, though there were doubts about its success.
October 18, 2022 -
Unveiling the underbelly of the Raj through British eyes (Book Review)
One of the saddest tragedies of British rule was the manner in which they treated their own children, their own flesh and blood, the Anglo-Indians only because the mother of their own children was an Indian.
January 19, 2022 -
13 cops hospitalised as clashes erupt in Hong Kong on 22nd handover anniversary
The handover, on this day in 1997, marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong.
July 1, 2019 -
Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Scars fresh even after 100 years
Britain has since expressed regret over the incident counted as one of the worst atrocities carried out by its empire, and called it "shameful", but hasn't offered an apology yet
April 13, 2019 -
100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Epic TV airs special show
First part of the show commissioned by the Punjab government was aired on 6 April, concluding part will be telecast on 13 April
April 9, 2019 -
The dancing houris of Rajputana and Delhi
The British, while planning New Delhi, decided to have the Red Light area in GB Road so that it was more accessible to lovers of the mujra
March 28, 2019 -
Shimla vs Shyamala: What’s in a name
A proposal to rename the state capital has thankfully been rejected.
October 29, 2018 -
Bagha Jatin: The Unsung Hero
It is unfortunate that the supreme sacrifice made by Bagha Jatin and his associates is little known outside Bengal and Odisha, although there is no dearth of well-documented historical records. Long before Independence in 1947, there was an attempt under the leadership of Bagha Jatin and Narendranath Bhattacharya better known as MN Roy et al in 1915 — during World War-I — to attain Independence through armed insurrection in cooperation with Germany
September 5, 2018 -
Origin of the Kashmir problem
Kashmir's accession to India was lawful and in terms of the Indian Independence Act, writes Nirmalendu Bikash Rakshit.
August 30, 2018 -
Google doodle remembers Raja Ram Mohan Roy — Father of Indian Renaissance
It’s the 246th birth anniversary of the great social reformer
May 22, 2018 -
Vision of Deen Dayal
One major component of modern Indian political thought is the critique of Western civilisation, first articulated by cultural nationalists, pre-eminently Dayananda, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi. Rejecting the earlier notion that British rule was providential, serious questions have been raised pertaining to various aspects of Western civilisation. In parallel, there have been arguments about Indian...
November 15, 2017 -
MoS Hardeep Puri recalls grandfather’s escape from Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today recalled his grandfather’s narrow escape from the Jallianwala Bagh when firing was opened at the protesters in one of the most poignant incidents in the history of India. Puri, who visited the place, remembered how his grandfather and several others had a narrow escape by jumping over the...
September 14, 2017 -
Patriotism wins over difficult conditions in Manipur
As India celebrates 70 years of freedom from the British rule on Tuesday, the spirit of patriotism won over difficult conditions in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. Here, Independence Day celebrations took place with utmost enthusiasm even as it was raining and there was slush around. It’s peak rainy season this time of the year in the state....
August 15, 2017 -
Racist Raj ~ II
The racist colonial discourse of the British Raj often described the seemingly unbridgeable chasm between the colonizer and the colonized as a gap between the “civilized” and the “savage,” “logical adult” and the “irrational child,” and the “manly Englishman” and the “effeminate Hindu.” This last stereotype became a justification of British colonial rule in India....
March 5, 2017 -
Racist Raj — I
The British colonial ideology was constructed on racist terms and the underlying argument behind their racist ideology was that British rule conferred the benefits of a superior civilization to Indians whose lives were mired in illiteracy, poverty, superstition, and strife. So, all their accomplishments in the areas of government and law, education, city planning and...
March 4, 2017 -
Imperial plunder — II
How many million Indians were victims of famine during the 190 years of British rule? Thirty? Or, may be forty. And overall, India was never deficient in food grain. This has been testified by Robert Orme, the Travancore-born East India Company historian, in his 1778 book A History of Military Transactions of the British Nation...
February 28, 2017