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A true revolutionary: What lay behind the political philosophy of...

Bhagat Singh was in prison for two years before he was hanged on March 23, 1931.

20 March 2019 2:32 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose and Vallabhai Patel during the 51st Indian National Congress.

To pay real tribute to Netaji today, we must put the nation before...

In 1928 Bose was in the front ranks to support Motilal Nehru for the Congress presidentship in Calcutta.

22 Jan 2019 11:46 PM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the All India Congress Committee meeting in what was then Bombay in 1946.

The greatest Indian after the Mahatma? Why Gandhi chose Nehru to lead...

Today is the 129th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.

14 Nov 2018 12:04 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi believed in the efficacy of pitching the soul force called satyagraha against the brute force of the oppressor and in effect converting the oppressor to the right and moral point.

For Gandhiji, non-violence was not just a creed, but truly a way of...

The first condition of Satyagraha is strict regard for truth. Nonviolence is the natural consequence of truth.

2 Oct 2018 12:19 AM IST

Rajiv Gandhi with Pakistan President Gen. Zia-ul Haq prior to Indo-Pak official talks in New Delhi on December 17, 1985.

Rajiv's neighbourhood policy was truly spectacular, this govt should...

When Rajiv Gandhi took over, the situation in Sri Lanka had been deteriorating. State violence against Tamils was on the...

20 Aug 2018 12:20 AM IST

K. Kamaraj (1903-1975)

Kingmaker Kamaraj: A symbol of selflessness and simplicity

Kamaraj's nine years as chief minister saw Madras undergoing tremendous industrial and agricultural progress.

16 July 2018 12:42 AM IST

Rajiv Gandhi with then Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto at the inaugural session of the fourth Saarc summit in Islamabad in 1988. (Photo: PTI)

Remembering Rajiv, who had a passion for India's greatness

Rajiv had become Prime Minister at a very critical juncture in the country's post-Independence history.

21 May 2018 1:00 AM IST

Members of All-India Anti-Terrorist Front pay tribute to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his 87th martyrdom day, at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

How the Mahatma tried to save Bhagat Singh's life

Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged to death on March 23, 1931.

23 March 2018 12:21 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru (Photo: PTI)

Remembering Motilal Nehru: The prince amongst patriots'

During Gandhi's Dandi March, in March-April 1930, Motilal Nehru gifted his palatial house Anand Bhavan in Allahabad to...

5 Feb 2018 12:53 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Message of Mahatma's martyrdom

The darkness followed the three bullets fired by Nathuram Godse, which felled Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation.

28 Jan 2018 11:10 PM IST

On Jan. 10, with the determined efforts of Kosygin, ably assisted by his dynamic foreign minister Andrei Gromyko, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan, despite strong reservations of his foreign minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, signed the historic declaration.

Of Tashkent Declaration and how Shastri died at the altar of India-Pak...

The talks began in Tashkent on January 3, 1966 with Kosygin meeting Shastri and Ayub, initially, separately before the...

10 Jan 2018 1:35 AM IST

The Delta Company defenders of Kalsian Khurd, Capt. Chandrashekar, Havaldar Santhiah, Sub. Perumal Pillai, etc, who held on to their defensive despite overwhelming odds in the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

Remembering 1971: How IAF and Navy support was vital for Army's...

Like Y.B. Chavan in 1965, Jagjivan Ram as defence minister was a great asset and was popular with the troops.

15 Dec 2017 12:26 AM IST