It is said that history is written by the victors. Victors not just write history but also sometimes write it selectively, carefully publicising or glorifying persons and events that suit their taste and marginalising or demonising those that they have a problem with, for whatever reasons.

A Refreshing Relook at Indian History It is said that history is written by the victors. Victors not just write history but also sometimes write it selectively, carefully publicising or glorifying persons and events that suit their taste and...

There are few biographies, at least in the English language, that do justice to the tall stature of independent India’s second Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri. Historians and other chroniclers have largely ignored him or given him secondary preference. There could be two reasons for this apathy.

Understanding one of India’s Finest Prime Ministers

Narendra Modi first took oath as Prime Minister in 2014, riding on the strength of the many promises that he had made and vowed to fulfil. On taking charge, he gave several more assurances. If there is one word that would describe the essence of...

Bharatiya idea of India is the message that Dr. Kamlesh Bajaj authentically conveys in his path-breaking work titled "Discovering India through the Bharatiya Lens: Breaking the Colonial and Marxist Myth." Putting forth a cognitive distinction...