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April 14 instantly brings to mind the legacy of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of Indias Constitution, whose 132nd birth anniversary is being celebrated this month.

Praveen Davar | How Ambedkar ensured Hindu society's reform despite...

A saffron-clad swami went to the extent of saying an untouchable' had no business meddling in matters normally the...

14 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Praveen Davar | Looking back: How Goa was made a part of India in 1961

Nehru had made up his mind, and on December 17 Indian troops moved into Goa and, within 26 hours, made it a part of...

20 Jan 2022 1:14 AM IST

Praveen Davar | In 1971 War, the battles on western front were...

The corps commanders under the Western Command were Lt. Gens Sartaj Singh, K.K. Singh and N.C. Rawlley

15 Dec 2021 2:47 AM IST

Praveen Davar | 1971 War: How India's foreign policy was key to Dhaka...

In fact, Kissinger warned India on behalf of President Richard Nixon that India shouldn't even think of attacking...

20 Oct 2021 1:49 AM IST

Schoolgirls tie a rakhi on Indias first President, Dr Rajendra Prasad

Remembering Rajendra Prasad, who helped draft India's Constitution

With Pandit Motilal Nehru as the chairperson of the committee, the report of the committee came to be known as the Nehru...

27 Feb 2020 1:59 AM IST

Subhas Chandra Bose

Whatever the controversies, it's time to bring Netaji's ashes back

Subhas Chandra Bose was the supreme leader of the Indian National Army (INA).

20 Jan 2020 2:05 AM IST

(From left) Krishna Kumari, Swarup Rani, Motilal Nehru, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and Jawaharlal Nehru.

100 years ago, Motilal Nehru became Congress president

Motilal Nehru was the son of Gangadhar Nehru who was a police officer in 1857.

26 Dec 2019 6:22 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel shared joint legacy that can never be...

Sardar Patel, however, became president of the Karachi session of the INC in 1931.

3 Nov 2019 2:57 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Nehru, Patel shared joint legacy that can never be torn asunder

The Karachi session also ratified the Gandhi-Irwin pact which had been signed earlier between Gandhiji and Viceroy Lord...

31 Oct 2019 1:21 AM IST

This photo of Mahatma Gandhi, taken by photographer Margaret Bourke White, is among the 100 most influential images of all time of Time magazine.

Why the Mahatma still remains hugely relevant in a transforming India,...

Truth and non-violence are the two basic pillars of Gandhian philosophy.

2 Oct 2019 1:31 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Gandhi's lesson for the Congress: How he took the party to masses

The Non-cooperation Movement opened a new chapter in the history of the Congress.

5 Aug 2019 1:23 AM IST

Dadabhai Naoroji

Dadabhai Naoroji: The grand old man of India & pre-Gandhian freedom...

Dadabhai Naoroji, in the opinion of this writer, can certainly be counted as one of the three greatest Indians of the...

2 July 2019 1:18 AM IST