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Mahatma Gandhi

Ramachandra Guha: Free Thinker

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He is a philosopher of free thought and an indispensable interpreter of modern India

The Learning Curve

Can BHU be redeemed as the university turns 100?

A Political History of Hygiene

Imagining Clean India from Gandhi’s ashram

A Loss of Character

The wild onrush of individualism and the vanishing sense of national purpose. Can India avert a moral decline?

Among the Believers

A temple for Narendra Modi and other shrines for politicians. A pilgrimage

The Shock and Awe Blogger

Markandey Katju and the utility of being outspoken

Nothing Is Sacred

Mohan Bhagwat’s criticism of Mother Teresa and the debate that followed bring out the twisted logic of Indian liberals

Memories of Champaran

Despite its vital historical role in the freedom movement, Champaran has been reduced to history textbooks

Where Gandhi Became the Mahatma

This village, where Gandhi put satyagraha to test for the first time in India, was until recently a crime haven. Signs of recovery are visible now

An Equal Faith

Gandhi used a temple agitation in Kerala to make it a larger movement for independence. The shrine of Shiva, an architectural marvel, continues to attract believers and nature lovers

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