Akbar the Architect: How Policy, Not Praise, Made an Emperor Great
Akbar’s legacy as a visionary statesman was forged not by communal approval, but by inclusive policies, administrative reforms, and a daring reimagination of political authority in a deeply diverse society. Not a Communal Hero, But a Political Innovator In today’s fractured public discourse, historical figures are increasingly judged through modern communal lenses. A recent commentary […]
Operation Sindoor in NCERT Curriculum
Operation Sindoor in NCERT Curriculum: A Balanced Narrative or Selective Storytelling? The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is set to introduce a special module on Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, into the school curriculum for Classes 3 to 12. This 8-to-10-page module, divided into two […]
The Conflict: Who Decides Citizenship?
EC’s Counter-Affidavit on Bihar SIR Undercuts Supreme Court and Risks Voter Exclusion The Conflict: Who Decides Citizenship? In its recent counter-affidavit before the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (EC) strongly rebuffed the court’s suggestion to accept Aadhaar cards, voter identity cards (EPIC), and ration cards as valid documents for Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision […]
The Importance of Being Azim Premji
On July 24, 2025, as the world celebrates the 80th birthday of Azim Premji, India pauses to honour a man whose life embodies the essence of integrity, vision, and philanthropy. From transforming a modest family business into a global technology powerhouse to becoming one of the world’s most generous philanthropists, Premji’s journey is a testament […]
Chandra Shekhar Azad: The Unyielding Flame of Freedom
Tribute to the great revolutionary freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad on his 119th birth anniversary (July 23) July 23, 2025, marks the 119th birth anniversary of Chandra Shekhar Azad, a revolutionary icon whose indomitable spirit continues to ignite the hearts of millions. A Beacon of Courage Born in Bhabhra On July 23, 1906, in the modest […]
A Verdict That Questions Justice Itself
pic credit : social media YT Bombay High Court’s Acquittal in 2006 Mumbai Train Blasts: A Verdict That Questions Justice Itself On July 21, 2025, the Bombay High Court delivered a seismic ruling, acquitting all 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai local train serial blasts case, overturning the 2015 Special MCOCA Court verdict that […]
History in the Crossfire
NCERT’s Class 8 Textbook and the Battle Over India’s Past . The new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook faces scrutiny for its portrayal of medieval India. But is it a necessary pedagogical shift or an ideological distortion? A comprehensive analysis examines both the facts and fears. A Textbook Under Siege The release of the […]
Meenakshi Jain : Historian Or Mythmaker?
The Mythmaker Historian: Meenakshi Jain and the Right-Wing Rewriting of India’s Past Behind the façade of scholarly inquiry lies a project of distortion, where Meenakshi Jain’s works serve not as academic contributions, but as instruments of the BJP’s saffronized historical imagination. In a political climate increasingly hostile to academic rigor and pluralist memory, Meenakshi Jain’s […]
The Silent Revolt: Subaltern Voices and the Politics of Dalit Otherization
If a Dalit is forced into the silence of the self, crushed beneath the weight of history and ignored by a world that surrounds yet refuses to see them, what are they to do? Perhaps nothing. Yet in that apparent inertia lies the tragedy: the descent into a quiet anguish, a deepening katzenjammer that haunts […]
From Emergency to Kakistocracy: Why Shashi Tharoor’s Half-Truths Serve the BJP’s Agenda
By glossing over the present ‘undeclared’ Emergency and fixating on 1975, Shashi Tharoor risks legitimising the very authoritarianism he claims to warn against. The Timing and the Intent: Who Benefits from This “Reminder”? On July 10, 2025, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor published an article in Deepika recalling the 1975 Emergency. While his observations rightly […]
