It was over five decades back in 1972 that hundreds of dacoits, or baagis as they are called locally, voluntarily surrendered in Chambal valley of central India as part of a wider and inspirational social initiative for significant, beneficial, and durable social change achieved by non-violence.
In the early morning of 6 April 1930, on the quiet shores of the Arabian Sea at Dandi in Gujarat, Mahatma Gandhi bent down, picked up a handful of salt, and quietly defied the law of the British Empire.
On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi stepped out of Sabarmati Ashram with a small group of followers and a simple but radical plan: to challenge British authority over something as basic as salt.
He emphasized that both Mahatma Gandhi and Sree Narayana Guru lacked physical or financial strength but possessed immense, lasting power due to their spiritual strength and commitment to truth.
On 17 February, the world lost one of its most resonant voices for equality - Reverend Je sse L . Jackson, Sr., who passed away at the age of 84.
Expressing concern over some RSS leaders casting aspersions on the terms, “secularism” and “socialism”, mentioned in the preamble of India’s constitution, CPI leader P Sandosh Kumar said they are central to the country’s democratic identity, and cannot be undermined.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday addressed the centenary celebration of the historic conversation between Sree Narayana Guru and Mahatma Gandhi, emphasising the enduring relevance of Guru's ideals in shaping India's social and moral fabric.
JP acknowledged his debt to Gandhiji’s thoughts on elections. “It is necessary to emphasise that the issue before us cannot be narrowed down merely to that of a better electoral system than the present one.
It was in 1965 that the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize amidst much brouhaha that did not escape even a class V student that I then was.
June 5 2025 marks the 100th death anniversary of a visionary Indian ruler who was referred to as the “leader amongst princes” by Maharaja Kishen Singh of Bharatpur and “Indian Carnegie” by the Times of India in 1926.
