History

History contains moments when societies appear to change suddenly. A revolt begins in one place, a government loses authority, a political disagreement becomes violent, or a military confrontation develops into a much larger conflict. Yet major upheavals rarely emerge from a single incident. Behind the visible explosion usually lies a longer accumulation of economic pressures, […]

Introduction Few ethical ideas have travelled such a remarkable historical distance as ahiṃsā, usually translated as non-violence or non-harming. What began within the religious and philosophical traditions of ancient India as a question of how human beings ought to conduct themselves towards other living beings eventually acquired a much wider political meaning. In the twentieth

he story of women empowerment in India since independence is one of gradual transformation, constitutional reform, social struggle, and democratic expansion. From receiving equal voting rights at the birth of the Republic to the contemporary debate over the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023, India’s journey reflects a larger global pattern also visible in Europe and

We Indians love arguments and debates and why not? Some of the well-known post-independence debates and speeches in parliament and the public are by Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. B R Ambedkar, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Indira Gandhi, Ram Manohar Lohia, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jawaharlal Nehru On 14 August 1947, Nehru, in an address to the Constituent Assembly,