India's economic indicators have witnessed a spirited recovery since the end of the British Raj but the gains in social indicators have been less impressive
4 min read15 Aug 2017How sweets across the country emerged as players in the freedom movement and carried the imprint of Partition
3 min read11 Aug 2017From mixing up 'Vaishnav Jan' verses to posing as Gandhi on a calendar, all suggest a sense of discomfort, perhaps even deep-rooted insecurity because it seems so insincere
4 min read9 Feb 2017Hafiz Saeed says if Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks that he would get respite in Kashmir after his arrest, then he is seriously mistaken
1 min read31 Jan 2017What do you do if nations and communities only want to remember what they want to remember?
4 min read20 Jan 2017In the year we were made more aware of its importance than ever before, its short history and what Tagore, its creator, thought about nationalism
8 min read30 Dec 2016Periyar was the enfant terrible of his time, yet many Indians of his day embraced him and millions celebrated his rationality
4 min read24 Dec 2016The revolutionary's extensive writings on religion, violence, war and politics are relevant even in today's world, decades after his death
6 min read1 Oct 2016Incidents such as the Kakori case, Quit India movement and Dandi March will be recalled in '70 saal azadi-yaad karo kurbani' campaign
1 min read2 Aug 2016The South African freedom struggle was different from India's, and the paths Mandela and Gandhi took were also different
7 min read7 Dec 2013The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared