Vision that resonates
At a time when nationalism is once again hardening into moral certainty, and violence is routinely justified in the name of history, identity, or destiny, Rabindranath Tagore’s global vision speaks with unsettling clarity.
At a time when nationalism is once again hardening into moral certainty, and violence is routinely justified in the name of history, identity, or destiny, Rabindranath Tagore’s global vision speaks with unsettling clarity.
“The BJP operates on the policy of divide and rule. It is more important to live by the principles of Vande Mataram than merely singing it,” he said.
When Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, many expected a revival of his emblematic economic nationalism. Few, however, foresaw his outrageous move to impose a $100,000 H-1B visa fee.
The collapse of the Non Cooperation Movement was the beginning of the breakdown of the national consensus leading to the debate between composite nationalism and the two-nation theory.
He was addressing a function at the Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agriculture University in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday evening.
"Wherever anyone threatens the integrity of the nation, we must not tolerate it," he asserted.
Fraternity is special. Either to cherish freedom or to build a nation, fraternity is an imperative. But in order to be fostered, it needs to be lived by all of us. Our legacy of the freedom struggle tells us why “freedom” is so precious and why no sacrifice is big enough to achieve it.
Emphasising on the need to be “vocal for local”, the VP said that this spirit was a facet of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, and reflected the essence of the ‘Swadeshi Andolan’ during India’s freedom struggle.
Hitting out at the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge not attending a programme of hoisting the tricolor in the country’s new…
Five decades ago, an independent country was built on the belief that elections are a reflection of the people’s desires.