The Three Bullets that Defined a Nation: Why Gandhi Was Killed
The evening of January 30, 1948, began with a prayer meeting and ended with a global trauma. As Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi—the man known to millions as the Mahatma—walked toward his prayer dais at Birla House in New Delhi, three bullets from a Beretta pistol ended his life.The assassin, Nathuram Vinayak Godse, did not flee. He […]
The Equity Paradox: Why the UGC Regulations 2026 have Set the Republic on Edge
The Equity Paradox: Why the UGC Regulations 2026 have Set the Republic on Edge—–A New Charter for Campuses, A New Fault Line for Politics Husnain Naqvi In the cold January of 2026, what began as a technocratic update to campus governance has metastasized into a nationwide political and constitutional crisis. The notification of the UGC (Promotion of […]
Man in the Shadows! Ajit Pawar’s Abrupt Exit
The sudden and tragic news of a plane crash near Pune has sent shockwaves through the nation, marking the abrupt end of a political era. Ajit Pawar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the NCP Supremo, is no more. His passing leaves a void in a state where he was, for better or worse, […]
No Full Stops in India: The Eternal Rebirth of Sir Mark Tully (1935–2026)
On January 25, 2026, a profound silence descended upon Delhi. It was as if the city, usually a cacophony of ambition and struggle, had deliberately muted its voice. The departure of Sir William Mark Tully feels like the sudden disappearance of a familiar frequency—a quietness that demands reflection. Yet, to say Tully is “no more” […]
EU- INDIA RELATIONS AMIDST TRUMP FAULT LINES
As the President of the United States of America Donald Trump, pulled International law from all sides, and encompassed International Relations into Trump-Relations. In Trumponomics, either you do the thing asked or you face tariffs and risk severe economic sanctions. Quagmire, where even the world leaders find themselves kneeling before the U.S.A or just blabbering […]
Reclaiming The Republic At Seventy-Seven
Why India Must Renew Its Commitment to the Constitution, Not Merely Celebrate As the smoke from the ceremonial flypasts clears and India steps into its seventy-seventh year as a Republic, the milestone demands more than reflexive pride. It requires a moment of profound constitutional reckoning. The existential question facing the nation today is not whether […]
Launched At The World Book Fair 2026: भारत में सड़क दुर्घटनाएँ
Book Review by Nikita Lakhera भारत में सड़क दुर्घटनाएँ From Bharat Mandapam New Delhi – Road accidents have quietly become one of the biggest everyday tragedies in India. They do not just take lives, they leave behind broken families, long-term disability, financial loss and emotional trauma. Keeping this harsh reality in mind, a new Hindi […]
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose : The Uncompromising Revolutionary Of India’s Freedom Struggle
On his birth anniversary, remembering a leader whose life was defined by courage, discipline, and an unyielding commitment to India’s independence A Revolutionary Born to Defy Empire Subhas Chandra Bose, born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack in present-day Odisha, remains one of the most formidable figures of India’s freedom struggle. A contemporary of Mahatma […]
AR Rahman, a Loaded Interview, and the Changing Ideology of Bollywood
The controversy surrounding A.R. Rahman’s recent BBC interview has less to do with what the composer actually said and far more to do with how his words were framed, provoked, and subsequently amplified. A closer reading of the interview reveals a pattern that deserves scrutiny—not of Rahman’s intent, but of the manner in which the […]
Nani Palkhivala: Eternal Sentinel of India’s Constitutional Soul
In the hallowed corridors of the Indian judiciary, certain names do not merely represent legal expertise; they evoke the very spirit of liberty and the sanctity of the Constitution. Nanabhoy “Nani” Ardeshir Palkhivala was one such rare luminary. As we mark his 106th birth anniversary this January 16, we remember a man who was far […]
