Called on Swami Biswatmananda Ji (Dilip Maharaj) General Secretary, Bharat Sevashram Sangh, at the headquarters in Ballygunge, greeted him on #Deepavali and #KaliPuja and sought his blessings. Paid obeisance at the living quarters, once sanctified by the presence of Guru Maharaj Acharya Pranavananda Ji. Selflessly working for the marginalised and …

For The New York Times, habitué in Hindu baiting and denigrating Hindu festivals and rituals, the Durga Puja has not been an exception. Its New Delhi-based correspondent, an Indian, Suhasini Raj, who seems to have never participated in Durga Puja in West Bengal, and to have little grounding in Indian traditions, …

The success of Chandrayaan-3 mission is a culmination of India’s deep-rooted scientific temper which has defied all attempts aimed at subduing it. This last week has been an action-packed week in many respects, clearly indicating that the India of Amrit-Kaal rises driven by determination, confidence and a resolve to forsake …

While the saga of partition on the western front has seen ample research, documentation, and displays, much of the saga of the eastern partition and its various dimensions still remain to be narrated, documented, and re-stated Referring to a ‘private conversation’ he had with Jawaharlal Nehru, in Noakhali ‘around the …

Since the abrogation of Article 370, the suppressed aspirations of the people of J&K and Ladakh have found an outlet — paving the way for multi-layered transformation The fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 passed last week on August 5. Even the most biased and prejudiced, whatever their …

The period between 1920-22, which saw the struggle to erect Lokmanya’s statue, was the period when Patel incessantly challenged the colonial government. Eventually, the statue was erected and unveiled in 1929 In his acceptance speech while receiving the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a …

In 2013, India was named in the infamous list of Fragile Five Economies by Morgan Stanley that indicated the systemic risks emerging economies faced, owing to their disproportionately high level of dependence on foreign investments to sustain their growth. Not just that, by 2013, the overall investor confidence in India was …

While she dines with the Congress and the Communists in Bangalore, no leaders from these parties will question Mamata Banerjee on her human rights record, an atrocious record which has very badly affected the cadres and workers of these parties as well. Barun Ruidas, a Dalit, was the polling agent …

As India commemorates Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s 122nd birth anniversary and as one sees his dream and hopes for a free India being realised comprehensively, I look back in tribute to two of India’s and the state of Bengal’s greatest sons and patriots who were contemporaries and visionaries, each nurturing …

Modi in US: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US symbolises India’s empowered journey of self-expression which has been in the making for 75 years As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a historic visit to the United States much is being written about the visit, its prospects, …

Much as they would like to obfuscate and subvert history, the Nehru-Gandhi Congress and their political extension — the Indian communist parties — have been stung by the revelation of the Sengol ceremony and of Jawaharlal Nehru’s participation in it. Evidence of various kinds exists to prove that the Sengol …

The successful shaping of the ‘Asian century’ cannot be envisaged without putting the philosophical underpinnings of Buddha’s teachings at the centre stage “I have always believed that I have a special connection with Lord Buddha. I experience that I am connected to his thoughts and his path of love and …

Malicious agenda of denigrating India are in continuation of the vile narrative painted once by Katherine Mayo — a committed ‘Indophobe’ hired during the British rule. The acute irony and deep symbolism of the fact that India, in the 75th year of her hard-earned freedom, surpassed Britain’s economy and has …

Contrary to the narrative woven by Western world, ancient texts leave no doubt that Indians propounded their version of democracy long before the West would The narrative of India as “the Mother of Democracy” has gained credence over some time, primarily because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s articulation, that while …