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04 Apr 2010
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| Gandhi and The Myth Of Non-Violence |
Gandhi and The Myth of Non-Violence
Simon O'Neill
Mahatma Gandhi is feted as the leader of the non-violent campaign for India's independence. Many believe he showed how to change the world peacefully. But as Simon O'Neill explains, this is a myth that hides the truth about both the independence movement, and Gandhi's role in it. The independence movement was ultimately held back by Gandhi's elitist ideas. According to George Orwell, who was a police officer in India, "Gandhi made it easier for the British to rule India, because h...
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| The 27 Year War, Part 1 |
The 27 Year War, Part 1
Kedar
Schoolchildren in India learn a very specific blend of Indian history. This school version of history is stripped of all the vigor and pride. The story of Indian civilization spans thousands of years. However for the most part the schoolbook version dwells on the freedom struggle against British and important role played in there by the Indian National Congress. We learn each and every movement of Gandhi and Nehru, but not even a passing reference is made to hundreds of other important pe...
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| How Come Rajiv Not Guilty If Modi Is? |
How Come Rajiv Not Guilty If Modi Is?
Amba Charan Vashishth
"In November 1984 following the assassination of Indira Gandhi, mobs led by Congress leaders committed murder, loot, arson and rape, across India for over a week, however the worst affected area was the capital of India Delhi. "Due to the large span of area the actual number of those dead is unknown, official figures of those who died are over 4000 and 60,000 were rendered homeless in Delhi alone, these figures do not incorporate those "missing". "...
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| India Searches Her Soul | India Searches Her Soul
 Aneeta Chakrabarty
To some it feels like the beginning of the end. They roll their eyes, call it absurd and blame the media for cooking up a conspiracy. Others shrug their shoulders with a "tell-me-something-new" grimace and move on. While still others cheer the knives-drawn media and their sting squad for exposing the sleazy world of high-flying priests, popular swamis and other assorted messiahs scaling the staircase to heaven. Sadly left in a quandary and abyss of...
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| Marlowe Mohamet | Marlowe Mohamet
 Lt. Col. (Retd.) Mahendra Mathur
Tamburlaine the Great is the name of a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor, Timur 'the lame'. Written in 1587 or 1588, the play is a milestone in Elizabethan public drama. It is amazing to note that even at the height of Turkish and Persian empires western writers wrote damning poetry and plays on Mohammed but now the whole world seems to have cowed down to be 'politically correct towards Muslims...
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